A fire in the Auba Aluminum Factory in Wenchuan, Sichuan caused a death and one injury

Cover News Profile Reporter Leng Yu Reporter Wang Xianglong

On the afternoon of August 9, the Wenchuan County Emergency Administration of Aba Prefecture, Sichuan Province reported that a fire occurred in the Aba Aluminum Factory in Xuankou Town, Wenchuan County. investigation.

The scene

On the morning of August 9, some netizens posted a video on the social platform that the Auba Aluminum Factory had a sudden fire. In the video, a large amount of white smoke is permeated over the factory building.

At 3 pm, a villager near the Aba Aluminum factory told the cover reporter that after the incident, the firefighters and medical ambulance personnel quickly rushed to the rescue. "Now the fire has been extinguished and the smoke is almost scattered."

At 4 pm, a staff member of the Aba Aluminum Factory said that the fire may be a failure of the machine and equipment. Now the relevant disposal work has been done, and the staff is working normally.

Public information shows that the Aba Aluminum Factory is located in Xuankou Town, Wenchuan County. There are nearly a thousand employees, and the annual production capacity of electrolytic aluminum has reached 200,000 tons.

Wenchuan County Emergency Management Bureau released a report

At 5:24 pm, the Wenchuan County Emergency Administration issued a report on the fire in the Aba Aluminum Plant. The report stated that around 9:35 on August 9, a fire occurred in the Aba Aluminum plant. After the fire, state and county leaders rushed to the scene for the first time to guide rescue forces such as fire protection and emergency. Minghuo had been extinguished at 12:88, and the accident caused 1 person to die and was actively carrying out good after -quality work. One person was injured and had been sent to Aba Prefecture Forestry Center Hospital for medical treatment. After treatment, there was no danger to life.

After the fire, Wenchuan County immediately set up an accident investigation team to conduct an accident investigation, systematically conduct hidden dangers investigations and rectification, and do their best to do good jobs. The relevant situation will be notified to the society in a timely manner.

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