The explosion at the Yancheng chemical plant has killed 44 people, and the chemical park has been the site of frequent accidents for more than a decade.
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Last Update: 2020-06-27
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the fire, the empty mushroom clouds and the huge shock wave made the town of Chenjiagang in The Salt City of Jiangsu Province once again in the newsZQU
Chen Jiagang, a small town of 68,000 people in northern Jiangsu, a construction of "the first town on the eastern coast of Jiangsu", has been thrust into the limelight for more than a decade because of security incidentsZQU
On November 27, 2007, an explosion occurred in a workshop in Chenjiagang Chemical Center, killing eight people and injuring dozens moreZQU
On November 23, 2010, a chlorine gas leak occurred in Chenjiagang Chemical Park, poisoning more than 30 peopleZQU
On May 18 and July 26, 2011, two major fires occurred at the southern chemical plant in the parkZQU
On December 30, 2013, a fire broke out at a chemical plant in the park, but fortunately there were no casualtiesZQU
Six years later, disaster has once again fallen from the skyZQU
Chenjiagang Eco-Chemical Park was built in 2002, is Jiangsu Provincial Chemical Park, is also the largetax payer of The County, its tax once accounted for about 1/6 of the county's fiscal revenueZQU
Chemical enterprises to invest short, quick results, for the economy is relatively backward, the urgent need to attract investment in the small town of sub-north is a difficult to refuse the temptationHowever, for local residents, the 7.6 square kilometers of the park is lined with dozens of chemical plantsZQU
"Chemical park is like a bomb around it, i don't know when it exploded, and icould be suspended in mid-air all day, " he told Xinhua"
ZQUa chemical safety expert of the central enterprise, believes that the frequency of safety accidents must be related to local government slack managementZQU
In January 2018, the General Administration of State Security organized a steering group to inspect enterprises, including Tian Jiayi Chemical Co., Ltd., and identified 13 safety risks ZQU
"Enterprises have not implemented rectification, the relevant departments have not reviewed? These are likely to be opened one eye closed one eye fooled past The expert told China Newsweek ZQU
A professor of chemical engineering at Nanjing University of Technology told China Newsweek that he had visited Chemical Companies in Chenjiagang a few years ago In his impression, the number of local chemical plants, but not the size of the large ZQU
"Safety accidents and local geographical location, personnel quality have a certain relationship, the quality of young people have gone out, want to recruit good workers more difficult." He said ZQU
In the professor's view, the chemical base in northern Jiangsu is relatively weak, but these enterprises have relatively large support for the local economy, so it is difficult to give up ZQU
Jiangsu TianJiayi Chemical Co., Ltd registered capital of 90 million yuan, located in Chenjiagang Chemical Concentrated Area, Zhongjia Alley Group, Jiangsu Yijia Alley Group, a fine chemical enterprise, with an annual production capacity of 20,000 tons ZQU
The legal representative of the company is Tao Yuming, Jiangsu Yanjia Alley Group Co., Ltd is a major shareholder, holding 70%, Lianyungang Bochang Trading Co., Ltd holds the remaining 30% ZQU
From 2017 to 2018, the company was repeatedly administratively punished by the Salt City Environmental Protection Bureau and the Jingshui County Environmental Protection Bureau for environmental problems, according to the data ZQU
The exact cause of the explosion is still under investigation, but because the companies involved mainly produce benzodiazepines and its series of products, it is likely that the explosion caused by benzene ZQU
A company executive engaged in chemical safety consulting told China Newsweek that benzene is a high-risk chemical, improper management is very likely to lead to safety accidents ZQU
According to Caixin reporters interviewed by the enterprise suppliers involved, in response to the safety risks of Tian Jiayi Chemical Co., Ltd., he put forward a proposal to upgrade the safety of equipment, but was not adopted ZQU
The occurrence of this accident, but also reminiscent of more than a decade ago the explosion of the following events - in 2007 after the sound water explosion occurred, a signed ring water county committee propaganda department material circulated on the Internet, this article entitled "calm response to emergencies to do a good job of public opinion guidance - "11.27" accident news coordination of the main practices" material, detailed records of how the local government to obstruct the national news media reporters of the "advanced experience." ZQU
In response to this matter, participated in the interview of the Zhongqing daily reporter Li Runwen wrote that at that time, the songwater county government took various means to block media interviews, soft and hard, and even tried to arrange massage miss for the reporters to provide sexual services Mr Li said Xinhua reporters were treated the same way ZQU
Such acts by local governments also make the truth a mystery After repeated accidents, and in the panic of "chemical plants will explode at any time", locals chose to believe rather than believe in the rumors ZQU
In the early hours of February 10, 2011, rumors of an explosion at a chemical plant in the park caused tens of thousands of local residents to flee overnight Terrified people fled Chenjiagang in tractors, cars, motorcycles and other vehicles, in the chaos, a farm car accidentally overturned into the river, killing four people, including a 70-year-old man and two children ZQU's fire, empty mushroom clouds and huge shock waves have made Chenjiagang Town, Aishui County, Jiangsu Salt City, the focus of the news again ZQU
Chen Jiagang, a small town of 68,000 people in northern Jiangsu, a construction of "the first town on the eastern coast of Jiangsu", has been thrust into the limelight for more than a decade because of security incidents ZQU
On November 27, 2007, an explosion occurred in a workshop in Chenjiagang Chemical Center, killing eight people and injuring dozens more ZQU
On November 23, 2010, a chlorine gas leak occurred in Chenjiagang Chemical Park, poisoning more than 30 people ZQU
On May 18 and July 26, 2011, two major fires occurred at the southern chemical plant in the park ZQU
On December 30, 2013, a fire broke out at a chemical plant in the park, but fortunately there were no casualties ZQU
Six years later, disaster has once again fallen from the sky ZQU
Chenjiagang Eco-Chemical Park was built in 2002, is Jiangsu Provincial Chemical Park, is also the largetax payer of The County, its tax once accounted for about 1/6 of the county's fiscal revenue ZQU
Chemical enterprises to invest short, quick results, for the economy is relatively backward, the urgent need to attract investment in the small town of sub-north is a difficult to refuse the temptation However, for local residents, the 7.6 square kilometers of the park is lined with dozens of chemical plants ZQU
"Chemical park is like a bomb around it, i don't know when it exploded, and icould be suspended in mid-air all day, " he told Xinhua "
ZQU a chemical safety expert of the central enterprise, believes that the frequency of safety accidents must be related to local government slack management ZQU
In January 2018, the General Administration of State Security organized a steering group to inspect enterprises, including Tian Jiayi Chemical Co., Ltd., and identified 13 safety risks ZQU
"Enterprises have not implemented rectification, the relevant departments have not reviewed? These are likely to be opened one eye closed one eye fooled past The expert told China Newsweek ZQU
A professor of chemical engineering at Nanjing University of Technology told China Newsweek that he had visited Chemical Companies in Chenjiagang a few years ago In his impression, the number of local chemical plants, but not the size of the large ZQU
"Safety accidents and local geographical location, personnel quality have a certain relationship, the quality of young people have gone out, want to recruit good workers more difficult." He said ZQU
In the professor's view, the chemical base in northern Jiangsu is relatively weak, but these enterprises have relatively large support for the local economy, so it is difficult to give up ZQU
Jiangsu TianJiayi Chemical Co., Ltd registered capital of 90 million yuan, located in Chenjiagang Chemical Concentrated Area, Zhongjia Alley Group, Jiangsu Yijia Alley Group, a fine chemical enterprise, with an annual production capacity of 20,000 tons ZQU
The legal representative of the company is Tao Yuming, Jiangsu Yanjia Alley Group Co., Ltd is a major shareholder, holding 70%, Lianyungang Bochang Trading Co., Ltd holds the remaining 30% ZQU
From 2017 to 2018, the company was repeatedly administratively punished by the Salt City Environmental Protection Bureau and the Jingshui County Environmental Protection Bureau for environmental problems, according to the data ZQU
The exact cause of the explosion is still under investigation, but because the companies involved mainly produce benzodiazepines and its series of products, it is likely that the explosion caused by benzene ZQU
A company executive engaged in chemical safety consulting told China Newsweek that benzene is a high-risk chemical, improper management is very likely to lead to safety accidents ZQU
According to Caixin reporters interviewed by the enterprise suppliers involved, in response to the safety risks of Tian Jiayi Chemical Co., Ltd., he put forward a proposal to upgrade the safety of equipment, but was not adopted ZQU
The occurrence of this accident, but also reminiscent of more than a decade ago the explosion of the following events - in 2007 after the sound water explosion occurred, a signed ring water county committee propaganda department material circulated on the Internet, this article entitled "calm response to emergencies to do a good job of public opinion guidance - "11.27" accident news coordination of the main practices" material, detailed records of how the local government to obstruct the national news media reporters of the "advanced experience." ZQU
In response to this matter, participated in the interview of the Zhongqing daily reporter Li Runwen wrote that at that time, the songwater county government took various means to block media interviews, soft and hard, and even tried to arrange massage miss for the reporters to provide sexual services Mr Li said Xinhua reporters were treated the same way ZQU
Such acts by local governments also make the truth a mystery After repeated accidents, and in the panic of "chemical plants will explode at any time", locals chose to believe rather than believe in the rumors ZQU
In the early hours of February 10, 2011, rumors of an explosion at a chemical plant in the park caused tens of thousands of local residents to flee overnight Terrified people fled Chenjiagang in tractors, cars, motorcycles and other vehicles, in the chaos, a farm car accidentally overturned into the river, killing four people, including a 70-year-old man and two children ZQU
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