Men's squat toilet cigarette cigarettes and methane burning, the burning area reached 80%

Recently, Langfang, Hebei

When a man squatted to the toilet, he wants to smoke

Just take the lighter to order cigarettes

Suddenly there was a burst

The fire explosion caused the ceiling of the bathroom to fall, leaving the traces of flames on the wall, and the glass of the balcony window was shattered. The man had nowhere to hide, burned darkly, and was then rushed to the hospital with an urgent burial area of ​​80%.

(The explosion shatter the window glass in the home)

After the incident, the fire department and natural gas company arrived at the scene as soon as possible. Even if the explosion has occurred for a period of time, a large amount of combustible gas can be detected by instruments on the first floor where the explosion area is located, and the methane is exceeded.

After the stools in the septic tank are accumulated and fermented, a flammable and explosive hybrid gase is generated -biogas (methane accounts for about 70%). These gases may return to the resident's toilet along the sewage pipes, and they will explode when they encounter bright fires!

(Data map: Metro -hybrid gas explosion in the iron barrel)

In addition to the bathroom, organic substitut microorganisms in the urban sewer and Jingjing decompose and fermentation may also produce biogas.

related case

In October 2020, in the Kangle Community in Gansu, several children played in the community. Among them, brown clothes children suddenly stepped on the manhole cover, squatted to the septic tank and threw firecrackers. Instantly, the boy flew 3 meters and fell heavily on the ground.

safety warning

Remember

Don't be in areas where there may be biogas

Smoking or using bright fire

There is no trivial matter in life

Don't cause tragedy because of careless or curiosity

Source: China Fire, China Youth Daily, Boiling Point Video, Zhejiang Fire, Hunan Fire

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