At 18:00 on April 24, a flash explosion occurred at the outlet of the second section of the cooler between the raw gas section of the purification workshop of Xiaoyi City Shengshi Fuyuan Methanol Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Luliang City, Shanxi Province.
At 21:54, "Announcement by Xiaoyi" notified the flash explosion:
At 18:05 on the 24th, a flash explosion occurred at the outlet of the second section of the cooler between the raw gas section of the purification workshop of Xiaoyi Shengshi Fuyuan Methanol Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (the area is unattended and is remotely controlled), the system has been safely shut down and nitrogen is used Maintain pressure to prevent secondary disasters.
The shock wave caused damage to the glass of some factory buildings and some nearby residential buildings without casualties.
The reason of the incident is currently being investigated.
