Five people died of poisoning when Hebei Wuji dumped waste liquid. The police were dizzy at the scene.

On the 16th, five people were killed in an accident of dumping waste liquid poisoning in Wuji County, Hebei Province. Shijiazhuang Public Security Bureau characterized the accident as a criminal case.

According to Xinhua News Agency, an industrial waste liquid dumping poisoning accident occurred in Hutuo River Hetao, Niuxinzhuang Village, Haozhuang Township, Wuji County in the early morning of 16th. By 10: 00, the accident had killed five people.

After preliminary investigation, two tankers discharged waste liquid in the Hetao of Nanhutuo River in Niuxinzhuang Village, and toxic gas was generated during the discharge. Five people who discharged waste liquid fainted after inhaling toxic gas, and 120 ambulances sent them to the county hospital for rescue. Four people died first, and the last one died after being rescued.

According to the latest news of Weibo, the official of Shijiazhuang Public Security Bureau, quoted by Zhongxin. com, as of press time, all the 12 suspects involved in the case were arrested except five who were dead.

At the scene of the aerial accident, you can see that two tankers involved are still parked next to the sewage pit. Photo by Zhang Fan.

On the afternoon of the same day, the reporter from Zhongxin. com saw at the scene that seven fire engines and several police cars were parked on the street of Niuxinzhuang Village, about 2 kilometers away from the scene. Environmental emergency detection vehicles were driving back and forth on the street, and the air was filled with a pungent smell.

The reporter noticed that the main road leading to the scene of the incident has been blocked, and the warning line has been pulled up, and many police officers have maintained order at the scene. Five policemen wearing yellow chemical protective clothing and carrying oxygen bottles entered the scene by car and returned from the scene about ten minutes later.

According to a police officer surnamed Ji of Wuji County Public Security Bureau who has entered the scene, the purpose of this visit is to survey the scene and take photos.

At the scene, the liquid in a waste pit was dark, and two tankers discharging waste liquid stopped at the edge of the pit, and the liquid in the waste pit emitted light blue smoke.

The police officer who just entered the scene was sweating profusely, and he said he was a little dizzy and nauseous.

The staff of Wuji County Public Security Bureau put on chemical protective clothing and entered the scene for investigation. Photo by Zhang Fan

According to the aerial picture, in the Hutuo River Hetao, about 1 km southeast of Niuxinzhuang Village, two tank cars were parked next to a sewage pit with waste liquid, and one tank car body was connected with a white pipe and went deep into the sewage pit.

Li Dengming, a villager in Niuxinzhuang Village, said that there are many waste pits discharging waste liquid in the Hetao of Hutuo River next to the village, and tankers discharging waste liquid often enter. "For many years, the air in the village has always had a pungent smell. People don’t dare to get close, and the smell stinks. "

Li Dengming said that he has repeatedly reported this situation to the environmental protection department, but it has not been dealt with.

Wang Libin, president of Shijiazhuang Environmental Science Research Institute, who participated in the investigation, said that according to the waste liquid dumping enterprise, it is waste acid, but it has not been determined yet. Only when the specific liquid is determined can the next work be carried out.

According to reports, hydrogen chloride has been detected in the air at the scene.

The waste liquid composition determines that the enterprise involved is located in Gaocheng District.

According to the latest report of the Propaganda Department of Wuji County Committee of Hebei Province quoted by Zhongxin. com on the 16th, the main components of the dumped waste liquid are hydrochloric acid and hypochlorous acid. The enterprise involved is Hebei Jiacheng Chemical Co., Ltd., Gaocheng District, Shijiazhuang.

After investigation by the local public security organs, two scrapped tankers were pulled from Gaocheng District, Shijiazhuang, and discharged into the Hetao of Nanhutuo River in Niuxinzhuang Village, Haozhuang Township, Wuji County, Shijiazhuang, followed by two cars, which produced toxic gas during the process of stealing. Five people who were stealing the waste liquid inhaled the toxic gas and died after being rescued.

At present, Wuji county police have made the case an environmental pollution case, and seven suspects, including Li Yanjun, a corporate legal person involved, have been arrested and are under trial. In order to prevent secondary hazards, environmental experts from Shijiazhuang and Wuji County are analyzing the dumped waste liquid on the spot and studying the harmless treatment scheme.