Eight people were injured in a dust explosion accident at a feed factory in Shanghai
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Last Update: 2002-01-10
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Source: Internet
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Author: User
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Introduction: at about 3 p.m yesterday, a dust explosion occurred in Dajiang feed factory in rongbei town of Songjiang, which injured 8 people According to witnesses, the location of the explosion was a simple mixing shed in the feed factory At the time of the incident, several workers were removing a blender here At about 3 p.m., there was a sudden explosion in the shed When rescuers arrived at the scene after the explosion, they found that eight workers here had been injured and fell to the ground Fortunately, one of them was injured by the shock wave, and the other workers were only burned by the explosion At present, Songjiang police are investigating the dust explosion It is reported that dust explosion usually occurs in flour, cement, feed and other production enterprises Its principle is similar to that of air bomb in the military It is caused by the mixing of suspended dust particles and air to a certain concentration, static electricity, open fire and so on, with strong destructive power.
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