2016 Dangyang explosion explained

2016 Dangyang explosion
Date:11 August 2016
Time:15:20 CST (07:20 UTC)
Place:Dangyang, Hubei, China
Cause:Accident of production safety responsibility
Deaths:22
Injuries:4

The 2016 Dangyang explosion was an explosion that occurred at the coal-fired power plant of Madian Gangue Power Generation Company located in Dangyang, Hubei, China on 11 August 2016 at 15:20 local time (07:20 UTC). It initially killed twenty-one people and injured five, three of them critically.

Events

The explosion involved a high-pressure steam pipe, which had burst and began leaking during a debugging process for the unfinished power plant.[1]

On 13 August, it was reported by the State Administration of Work Safety that the death toll had risen to twenty-two. The explosion also caused the power plant and nearby companies to close and prompted a work safety overhaul to be launched in the city.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wong . Edward . Explosion at Coal-Fired Plant in Central China Kills at Least 21 . . 11 August 2016.
  2. Web site: Death toll rises to 22 in central China power plant blast . China.org.cn . . 14 August 2016 . 14 August 2016.