A brief report on the March 21, 2019 explosions at a chemical factory in Xiangshui, China

Nan Zhang; Shui Long Shen; An Nan Zhou; Jun Chen

doi:10.1002/prs.12060

A brief report on the March 21, 2019 explosions at a chemical factory in Xiangshui, China

Nan Zhang
, Shui Long Shen^*
, An Nan Zhou
, Jun Chen

^*Corresponding author for this work

Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shantou University
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University

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Abstract

This short communication reports on a catastrophic explosion which occurred on March 21, 2019 in Xiangshui County, Jiangsu Province, China. The huge explosion resulted in the death of 78 people and the injury of 617. The causes of this accident are analyzed following reporting of the background, explosion scenes, and rescue operation of the accident. Based on the preliminary investigation, some measures to prevent similar accidents are suggested.

Original language	English
Article number	e12060
Journal	Process Safety Progress
Volume	38
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/prs.12060
State	Published - Jun 2019
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Xiangshui
fire and explosion analysis
incident investigations
safety management

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