Leakage and Ignition of Hydrocarbon Mixture from a Pipeline
A mixture of mainly carbon monoxide and hydrogen was released from a pipeline transferring process gases in a not further specified unit of a chemical plant, generating a flammable mixture which ignited possibly due to static electricity and resulting in 22 deaths and 8 injuries.
Event Date
July 22, 2021
Record Quality Indicator
Region / Country
Event Initiating System
Classification of the Physical Effects
Nature of the Consequences
Causes
Facility Information
Application Type
Application
Specific Application Supply Chain Stage
Components Involved
process gases feed line
Storage/Process Medium
Location Type
Location description
Industrial Area
Operational Condition
Number of Fatalities
5
Currency
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned
Unknown
Event Nature
Emergency Action
Unknown
Detonation
No
Deflagration
No
High Pressure Explosion
No
High Voltage Explosion
No
Source Category
References
References
Government site reporting incidents:
https://www.mem.gov.cn/fw/jsxx/202106/t20210630_390326.shtml
(last retrieved 20.02.2023)