The Long Ping Zhongdian Cable Bridge in Yuen Long caught fire and ruptured on the 21st of last month, causing major power outages in Tuen Mun, Yuen Long, and Tin Shui Wai. After that, the bridge body collapsed into the Nullah in the shape of a "V" and was not removed for a long time.
Before and after Typhoon "Siamba" hit Hong Kong on July 1, the bridge was once half submerged.
After a lapse of 18 days, until late last night (July 8), the authorities finally lifted the cable bridge. It is reported that it will be transported to CLP's factory in Tsing Yi.
In the early hours of today (9th), a reporter from "Hong Kong 01" went to the site to inspect the cable bridge that was originally broken in two. One of the bridges has been transported away; Construction started, but there were still cranes parked on the roadside and security guards were present.
The incident occurred at about 7 pm on June 21. A CLP cable bridge near Long Ping No. 8 caught fire. The fire was so intense that the bridge body was burned to the point of breaking and collapsing. Large-scale power outages occurred in Tuen Mun, Yuen Long, and Tin Shui Wai. households are affected.
As of July 6, the report submitted by CLP to the government stated that the accident was very rare, but the cause of the fire could not be determined before the results of various tests and analysis were completed, but at this stage there is no evidence that the accident involved improper behavior or human Damaged, CLP initially estimated that the high-voltage device or electromechanical facilities in the bridge caught fire.
▼ On the evening of June 21, the fire at the CLP Cable Bridge in Yuen Long▼
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▼On the evening of June 21, there was a power outage in Yuen Long and Tin Shui Wai▼
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▼On the evening of June 21, the Fire Services Department first dispatched fire-fighting robots to help put out the Yuen Long Cable Bridge Fire▼
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Yuen Long Power Outage | CLP did not find out the cause of the cable bridge fire, and ruled out the power outage caused by improper behavior | The Long Cable Bridge was not moved away from the open channel after 10 yen. Preparing for the removal of the cable bridge with the jib truck, the power outage is expected to be completed in a week | CLP expects to gradually remove the cable bridge in the next few days and the crane jib truck will be dispatched to wait for a major power outage | The other two groups of power outages | The collapse of the cable bridge in Yuen Long Nullah is involved in blocking the main waterway CLP plans to clean up the power outage within a week | Investigate the suspected fire in the middle of the cable bridge, the door lock at the entrance is not damaged, it does not look like a man-made power outage 13-hour power outage｜Tin Shui Wai middle school students: The school had arranged to suspend classes last night. Neighbors worried about the death of fish due to lack of oxygen. Power outage｜20,000 households in Tin Shui Wai continued to suffer from power outages during the summer solstice and sleepless nights. Residents urged to waive electricity bills. On the 2nd, the repairman exclaimed: What a big dose!
Power outage｜Sea urchin stock in freezer may go bad, wholesalers help shippers to auction off urgent bulk cargoes online It will take 2 working days to restore the power supply. The power outage is urgently repaired.
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