2011 Huizhou refinery explosion incident
The 2011 Huizhou refinery explosion incident (7.11火灾) occurred at the Huizhou refinery at the Daya Bay Economic and Technical Development zone in Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. The refinery is owned by China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC). The blast occurred at 4:30 am on July 11, 2011.[1] This incident occurred around the same time as the 2011 Bohai bay oil spill.
Explosion[edit]
Residents said two explosions were heard.[1] The fire from the explosion shot as high as 100 meters into the sky, which caused panic among local residents.[2][3] The site of the fire contained a large quantity of materials including 1,170 tons of dimethylbenzene flammable chemical.[4] The fire was put out by the Daya Bay fire department, refinery zone fire department and CNOOC fire team at 9:00 am.[1][3][5][6]
Nuclear plant proximity[edit]
The Huizhou refinery is only 40 kilometers from the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant.[7] This nuclear plant has long been known to be controversial as it sits close to Hong Kong. However, state-funded China Daily reported that the blaze never threatened the nuclear plant.[4]
History[edit]
A fire incident have occurred before on July 24, 2010 at the same refinery.[3]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "UPDATE 2-China CNOOC refinery shuts aromatics unit after fire -sources | Energy & Oil | Reuters". Af.reuters.com. 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2011-07-17.
- ↑ "惠州大亚湾石化区时隔1年再着火 深层原因未公布 _新浪广东新闻中心_新浪广东". News.gd.sina.com.cn. 2011-07-12. Retrieved 2011-07-17.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "惠州大亞灣石化區中海石油廠發生爆炸 無人員傷亡_中國窗-香港商報". Hkcd.com.hk. 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2011-07-17.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Refinery blaze 'never threatened nuke plant'|Society". chinadaily.com.cn. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-17.
- ↑ 2011-07-11 09:33 (2011-07-11). "组图：大亚湾石化区油库发生爆炸 暂无伤亡报告_齐鲁网". News.iqilu.com. Retrieved 2011-07-17.
- ↑ "大亚湾消防官兵"7.11"火灾中尽显英勇本色". dayawan.gov.cn. 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2011-07-17.
- ↑ South China morning post. 13 July 2011. CNOOC reports third oil spill into Bohai Bay in less than two months
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