Five people were injured in the gas explosion of a restaurant in Beihai, and multiple local departments have been involved in the investigation

On the evening of July 5th, gas deflagration occurred in a restaurant in a restaurant in Huagang Food Street, Beihai City. The reporter was informed that several people were injured in the incident, and multiple local departments had been involved in the investigation.

Incident restaurants are located near Gangkou Road, Qiaogang Town, Beihai City. A witness introduced to reporters that at 6:30 pm on the 5th, a "bang" loud noise came from the nearby shop. "The voice was loud at the time." She found out that it was a nearby restaurant that had an explosion.

The witnesses said that about half an hour later, the above restaurants had two explosions, and the flames of several meters high were spoiled. The smoke on the scene was rolling, and many shop owners nearby were evacuated outward.

At about 7:30 that night, the reporter rushed to the scene to see that multiple intersections to the incident restaurant had been closed by the police. The warning line was pulled up on the spot. From time to time, fire trucks entered the core area to extinguish fires.

A nearby operator told reporters that the incident of catering shops mainly operated barbecue, fried ice, fruit juice, etc. There were many guests on weekdays.

The reporter was informed that when the restaurant replaced the gas tank in the evening, gas leaks occurred in the gas tank, and there was a bright fire in the kitchen at that time. The owner hurriedly evacuated the employees and guests in the store. Unexpectedly, just after evacuation, the gas tank was deflated, and the huge impact caused several people to be injured.

A person familiar with the matter told reporters that the owner of the above catering restaurant was also injured in the incident. Fortunately, the injuries of several wounded were not serious.

At 22:20 on the 5th, the Propaganda Department of the Beihai Municipal Yinhai District Committee issued the latest notice saying that the Yinhai District Party Committee and the District Government organized the first time that Qiaogang Town and Public Security, Fire Rescue, Emergency, Urban Management, Transportation, Medical and other departments Go to the scene to deal with it. As of 20:40, Minghuo had been extinguished, and the accident caused 5 people to be slightly abused by the glass. All of them had been sent to the hospital for treatment. Cause of the accident is under further investigation.

Reporter 丨 Guo Jinqin

Source: Guangxi News Channel

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