13 people were killed and 5 seriously injured in the explosion of Wenzhou family workshop (Figure)

Yesterday, rescue workers were rescued from being buried. On the same day, a family workshop in the Ouhai District of Wenzhou exploded. Xinhua News Agency

According to the Xinhua News Agency reporter from the explosion site of Guonan Village, Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province, as of 23:00 on the 5th, the search and rescue work at the scene of the accident basically came to an end, and no new casualties were found on the scene. According to the news of Zhejiang Province and Wenzhou City, as of press time, the accident caused a total of 13 deaths, 5 serious injuries and 9 minor injuries.

According to the preliminary investigation by the Ouhai District Government of Wenzhou City, this is a non-certified, “three-in-one” family workshop for polishing and processing hardware locks. The owner of the processing factory is Li Ruifang, Anhui, most of the employees are outsiders, and the two are rented. The house has been completely ruined.

At 9 o'clock in the evening, the main leaders of Wenzhou City and Ouhai District, who organized the command and rescue on the scene, told Xinhua News Agency reporters who were interviewing on the spot. After repeated detection by the life detector, there was no sign of life at the scene.

According to the main leaders of the district government, the direct cause of the explosion was that when the workers were operating the polishing, the Mars from the polishing machine detonated the strong dust of the workshop and caused a huge explosion. The cause of the accident is still under investigation.

Chen Derong, member of the Standing Committee of the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee and secretary of the Wenzhou Municipal Party Committee, said at the scene of the accident that he should fully rescue the wounded and further summarize the lessons in the next step of rectification. It is reported that the relevant departments of the urban area of ​​Zhejiang Province will be transferred to the accident investigation, treatment of the wounded, rectification and other work.

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More than 20 people were buried in the ruins

At about 16:50 yesterday, an explosion occurred in a family workshop at Wenju West Road, Guoxi Town, Ouhai District, Wenzhou City. As the workshop was located in the residential area, the huge impact of the explosion caused a total of 5 houses to collapse and 20-30 people were buried in the ruins.

Lin Wenxiang’s home is only 500 meters from the explosion point.

Yesterday evening, Lin Wenxiang introduced on the phone, he was resting at home, suddenly a loud noise, the window glass in the home was completely shattered. He saw from the window that there was a black smoke in the neighboring house, and there was only one wall left in the most serious explosion. There were several houses around it that were on fire.

Mr. Lin said that the explosion was a two-story brick-and-mortar house. It was rented to a factory six years ago. There are many workers in it. There are also many houses scattered around it. Five of them collapsed. .

After the explosion, Wenzhou firefighting dispatched nearly 20 fire engines to the scene and started rescue. A staff member of the Guoxi Town Government who participated in the on-site rescue told the reporter that there were more than 20 people estimated to have been buried. As of 9:00 last night, the rescue work is still going on. It is understood that two children have been transferred to Wenzhou Children's Hospital.

Beijing News reporter Long Zaiyu