120629 China Leaking oil in S China ignites, killing 20
China Jun 28 2012 “Automobile & Railway”
Dead : dead more than 10 Burnout : 1 to 29 Injured : injured more than 10
Leaking oil in S China ignites, killing 20
Updated: 2012-06-30-04:53
At least 20 people were killed and another 27 injured in explosions triggered by solvent oil that leaked from a rear-ended tanker truck in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, on Friday morning.
The solvent oil flowed down to the drain under on the Nangang section of a flyover along the Yanjiang Expressway, then caught fire and burned buildings and a container yard.
The accident between two trucks happened at 4:30 am, according to the Guangzhou city government. The tanker truck was carrying 40 metric tons of solvent oil.
Most of the people killed were sleeping in a wood product market under the flyover, according to those who escaped from the fire.
The drivers of the trucks were not killed, according to witnesses. Both trucks are registered in Hunan province.
Twenty-nine fire engines and 185 firefighters were dispatched to extinguish the fire and to rescue injured people. It took four hours to put out the fire, which covered more than 2,000 square meters, according to the Yangcheng Evening News.
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Web Source: China Daily
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-06/30/content_15538298.htm
Date: 30 June, 2012
Country: China