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gas leak from a tanker in zibo caused poultry deaths and withered green plants? official: material overflow from a tanker temporarily stopped at the border

2024-09-04

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jimu news reporter shu longhuan

recently, villagers in xinxing village, fenghuang town, linzi district, zibo city, shandong province reported that gas leaks from multiple tank trucks in a parking lot in the village caused the death of livestock and the withering of green plants. there was a strange smell in the air, and some villagers were relocated. on september 4, jimu news reporters learned from local officials that a transit tanker team had an accident in the parking lot. the chemical reaction of the materials in the tanks caused the tanker to collapse, the materials to overflow, and the smell was emitted. whether the death of poultry and the withering of green plants are related to the accident is under investigation.

the scene of the incident (video screenshot)

on september 3, a villager from xinxing village said that a few days ago, in the early morning, a villager discovered that a gas tanker in a nearby parking lot was suspected to be leaking. his family went to the scene to check and smelled a strange odor in the air. after returning, they had headaches and some villagers moved away after dawn. the villager mentioned that after the incident, ducks in a farm near the parking lot died, and green plants withered. other villagers sought medical treatment. the villagers suspected that these were related to the tanker leak.

on the 3rd, a staff member of the linzi district government office said that the district government office had received an accident report after the accident. it was a transit tanker. the driver was tired from driving and rested in the parking lot. the accident happened in the early morning. the scene was handled by the fire, emergency, environmental protection and other departments, and the follow-up matters were followed up by the fenghuang town government.

poultry died and green plants withered (video screenshot)

on the 4th, a staff member of fenghuang town government office said that the starting point of the tank trucks in the video was out of town, and the accident occurred while transporting materials through the town. he did not participate in the on-site disposal and did not know the specific situation. the town government has a special person to respond to the matter. afterwards, the reporter called the staff responsible for external responses and sent a text message to inquire about the disposal situation, but received no response.

a staff member of linzi district emergency management bureau said that after receiving the report, the bureau’s staff went to the scene to participate in the rescue, and other details were not clear.

a staff member of the linzi branch of the zibo municipal ecological environment bureau said that on the evening of august 29, a tanker convoy passed by xinxing village and stopped in the parking lot to rest. in the early morning of the next day, the materials in the tanks had a chemical reaction and someone called the police. subsequently, staff from multiple departments rushed to the scene for rescue. during the disposal process, the materials had an obvious chemical reaction, causing the tanker to collapse, the materials to overflow, and the smell to be emitted.

the staff member said that there were 6 tankers at the scene when the accident happened, and the scene has been dealt with. the specific composition of the materials in the tanks and whether the death of poultry and the withering of green plants are related to the accident are still under investigation.

the staff member mentioned that many people have called to complain about this accident in recent days. if villagers suffer losses due to the accident, the town and village will be responsible for the subsequent loss identification and compensation.

as of press time, local officials have not disclosed the cause of the accident or casualties.