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Written by: Chen Leilei, Cai Zhengbang, Deng Yongzhong
2020-06-14 09:40
Last update date: 2020-06-14 15:04An industrial accident at the Tsing Yi Chemical Waste Disposal Center caused 10 workers to be injured, 5 of them seriously! At 9 o'clock this morning (14th), a metal frame collapsed at the Chemical Waste Treatment Center of the Environmental Protection Department at 51 Tsing Yi Road. Ten workers were reported injured, some were missing and trapped, and all were rescued afterwards. He went to several hospitals for treatment, and two were in critical condition and three were in serious condition.
It is understood that the location involved is a 25-meter high incinerator with a diameter of about 4 meters in the center. A workbench has been built recently for maintenance work. The metal frame accidentally collapsed this morning, causing maintenance workers to be trapped.
Many people were trapped in the metal frame of the Tsing Yi Environmental Protection Department's Chemical Waste Treatment Center.
Many people were trapped and all rescued 2 were in critical condition
At 9 o'clock this morning, at the location of the Tsing Yi Environmental Protection Department's Chemical Waste Treatment Center, concrete and metal structures inside the incinerator fell. It was reported that 10 workers were injured and 4 people were missing and trapped. Firefighters were on the scene to rescue and dispatched Several ambulances arrived at the scene. By 10:40 am, a total of 10 people had been rescued at the scene. A number of injured persons were sent to Princess Margaret Hospital, Renji Hospital and Caritas Hospital by three ambulances. Two of them were in critical condition and three were seriously injured.
The Labour Department stated that the prescription had immediately dispatched staff to the scene after receiving the report, and is now investigating the cause of the accident.
Fire Department dispatched the first pick-up vehicle alert
In this operation, the Fire Services Department also dispatched only two first pick-up vehicles in Hong Kong for alert; according to information, the vehicle mainly carried out long-term fire fighting operations in areas where large amounts of gasoline were stored. The vehicle was equipped with a 5,700 The liter foam cylinder and a 4,000 liter water tank are equipped with a foam gun with an emission of 6,000 liters per minute on the roof. The front bumper is equipped with a nozzle for front line protection, and 5 nozzles protect the bottom of the chassis.
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According to the website of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Chemical Waste Treatment Center was opened in 1993 with a designed treatment capacity of 100,000 metric tons of chemical waste per year. The current management and operation of the center is undertaken by Hengli Chemical Waste Treatment Co., Ltd. The main operations of the Chemical Waste Treatment Center include collecting chemical waste, analyzing waste composition and processing chemical waste.
According to the Medical Waste Control Plan, the Chemical Waste Treatment Center is the designated facility for the treatment of medical waste. Any producer of medical waste must arrange for proper disposal of the relevant medical waste in accordance with the provisions of the Waste Disposal (Medical Waste) (General) Regulations. To fulfill this responsibility, medical waste producers can entrust licensed medical waste collectors to deliver medical waste. In addition to this arrangement, healthcare professionals can directly deliver medical waste to chemical waste treatment centers on their own. The chemical waste disposal center charges $2,715 per 1,000 kg for medical waste disposal.
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