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Written by: Chen Leilei, Cai Zhengbang, Deng Yongzhong
2020-06-14 14:34
Date of last update: 2020-06-14 16:10An industrial accident at the Chemical Waste Treatment Center of the Tsing Yi Environmental Protection Department resulted in 10 workers injured, 5 of them were seriously injured and 2 were in critical condition when they were admitted to the hospital. A spokesman for the Fire Services Department said that the incinerator with an accident was about 25 meters high and 4 meters in diameter. It was under maintenance at the time. Everyone was working on various levels of the internal workbench at the time of the incident. Some of them were trapped, and 4 wounded were trapped 5 to 7 meters above the ground, and were pressed on the back and limbs by a large number of bricks and metal brackets. Firefighters stabilized the collapsed platform before rescue. At present, all the injured have been rescued and are awake when they are sent to the hospital. The cause of the accident needs to be investigated by the relevant departments.
As of 2 pm, a total of 10 men were injured, 6 of whom were taken to Princess Margaret Hospital, 2 of which were in critical condition, 3 were in serious condition, and 1 was in stable and satisfactory condition. The other three were sent to Caritas Hospital in stable and satisfactory condition, and the other one was sent to Renji Hospital in stable and satisfactory condition.
After receiving the report, the firemen rushed to the scene for rescue. (Photo by Hong Kong 01 reporter)
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6 people collapsed while workbench inside the incinerator collapsed and 4 people were trapped
Hong Decheng, the acting fire department chief of the Fire Services Department, said that the fire department received a report at 9:15 this morning that one of the internal workbenches of the incinerator in the Tsing Yi Environmental Protection Agency Chemical Waste Treatment Center was being repaired, about 25 meters high and 4 meters in diameter. There were wounded people trapped at the scene. Firefighters arrived at the scene five minutes later. A total of 15 fire trucks and 18 ambulances were dispatched during the operation. 99 firefighters and ambulance personnel were dispatched to assist. At the same time, a fire collapse search and rescue team was sent to assist.
Hong Decheng continued that the incinerator in question was under maintenance at the time and required internal materials to be removed and replaced. At the time of the incident, a total of 12 workers were working internally. The workbenches were 7 stories high and each floor was 2 meters apart. On different floors. He said that there were 10 casualties at the accident scene, 6 of them had climbed out of the incinerator by themselves before the firefighters arrived, and 4 others were trapped 5 to 7 meters above the ground. There was a lot of rubble, bricks and collapsed metal supports left on the site. The environment was very narrow and there was a risk of further collapse.
The Fire Services Department's Rescue Supervision (Southwest New Territories) Liao Jiye (left), the Fire Services Department's Chief Fire District Chief Hong Decheng (middle), and the Collapse Search and Rescue Team Senior Fire Chief Lin Xindi (right) explained the rescue.
The injured person was crushed by crushed debris and pressed his back and limbs
Lin Xindi, senior fire chief of the collapsed search and rescue team, revealed that the team sent a collapsed search and rescue vehicle, a heavy-duty boom truck, and two large rescue vehicles to the scene. When the firemen arrived at the scene, they found that the trapped were pressed against the back and limbs by a large number of bricks, metal brackets and engineering tools. The firefighters then used heavy metal brackets to stabilize the collapsed platform to rescue the injured. He continued that the on-site environment was narrow and the lights were dim, requiring a large number of lighting tools, as well as life detectors and search and rescue dogs to search.
The Fire Services Department's ambulance supervisor (Southwest New Territories) Liao Jiye said that the Fire Services Department dispatched rapid response emergency vehicles, emergency medical motorcycles, mobile casualty treatment vehicles and auxiliary medical equipment vehicles. The first ambulance arrived at the scene within 7 minutes after receiving the report, for the treatment and diversion of the injured. Finally, the 6 ambulances sent 10 injured to the hospital, each of them was injured in the head, back, bones and lower limbs, all were sent All were awake at the hospital. It is understood that 5 of the injured are in serious condition, and 2 of them are in critical condition after rescue.
Work injury at Tsing Yi Waste Center｜Many people were trapped in the incinerator 10 workers were injured 5 of them were seriously injured
Work injury at Tsing Yi Waste Center. Photo Gallery | Collapsed incinerator maintenance work station fired the ambulance
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