2016 Dangyang explosion

2016 Dangyang explosion

Date	11 August 2016
Time	15:20 CST (07:20 UTC)
Location	Dangyang, Hubei, China
Cause	Accident of production safety responsibility
Deaths	22
Non-fatal injuries	4

The 2016 Dangyang explosion was an explosion that occurred at the coal-fired power plant of Madian Gangue Power Generation Company located in Dangyang, Hubei, China on 11 August 2016 at 15:20 local time (07:20 UTC). It initially killed twenty-one people and injured five, three of them critically.^{[ citation needed ]}

Events

The explosion involved a high-pressure steam pipe, which had burst and began leaking during a debugging process for the unfinished power plant. ^[1]

On 13 August, it was reported by the State Administration of Work Safety that the death toll had risen to twenty-two. The explosion also caused the power plant and nearby companies to close and prompted a work safety overhaul to be launched in the city. ^[2]

References

1. Wong, Edward (11 August 2016). "Explosion at Coal-Fired Plant in Central China Kills at Least 21". The New York Times.
2. "Death toll rises to 22 in central China power plant blast". China.org.cn. Xinhua News Agency. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.