Incident Report Subject: China, Guangdong Province, Guangzho, June 30th: 20 Killed in Fuel Tanker Crash Date of Email report: Thu 05/07/2012 Report Detail:
The tanker was carrying 40 tons of petrol when it crashed into the other vehicle early this morning on an expressway in Guangzhou city, capital of Guangdong province, the official Xinhua News Agency said. Oil leaked from the tanker and triggered an explosion that set a timber mill and work sheds located under the expressway bridge on fire. Most of those hurt were workers from the factory and one of them was severely injured. Other Chinese media reported that the fire blazed across 2,000 square metres, burning several other vehicles. As the fire raged in the pre-dawn hours, nearby residents said they heard at least two loud bangs. “There often are overloaded container trucks passing by, so I thought maybe a container fell off a truck and did not think too much about it,” one man said. “But when the second bang went off, the force of the explosion was so strong it made me bounce a little on my bed,” he said. The Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital in Guangzhou said the facility was treating two of the injured people. One suffered 80% burns and the other 90%, she said.
Additional Documentation: Guangzhou Fuel Tanker Crash Kills 20
A fuel tanker has crashed into a truck and caused a massive explosion, killing 20 people and injuring 14 in southern China. UPDATE EMAIL Subject: CHINA, Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, Cause of Fatal Oil Leak Triggered Blast Identified Date of Email report: Sat 14/07/2012 Report Detail
Fire-fighters in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, search the blast scene on Friday The cause of a blast that killed 20 people and injured 31 others on June 29 in south China's Guangdong province has been identified, local authorities said Friday. A tanker truck, which was carrying 54.2 tonnes of solvent oil, was rear-ended by another truck at 4:20 a.m. when it was illegally parked on the Yanjiang Expressway in the provincial capital Guangzhou, according to the city government. Oil leaked from the tanker truck. It then ran down 10 drain pipes to a ditch under the expressway bridge. The 41 tonnes of leaked solvent oil started to vaporize into a flammable gas, triggering a serial explosion and setting a container yard and some nearby construction sheds ablaze, the government said. The drivers of the two vehicles and others believed to be responsible for the accident are under investigation. The families of 18 victims have received compensation from the government to date. Four out of the 31 injured have been discharged from the hospital while 27 others remain in hospital. Related Links:
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