Nanjing chemical industry park, ethylene caused the fire

On March 6, 2013, nanjing chemical industrial park a outdoor pipeline burst caused by gas leakage, and cause the fire. Fire pipe network in chemical industrial park and along the highway intersection, burst pipe diameter of 30 cm. Near the staff said that the fire started to burn at around 12 noon, when they found several fire trucks have rushed to the scene, set up a water gun in several meters high spray water on the flames. Half an hour later, the fire was put out, and emergency workers to climb on the pipe burst in the implementation of the repair. A fire fighter, said the leak burning gas is vinyl. Ethylene has slight irritation to eyes, respiratory tract mucous membrane, flammable and explosive, the environmental protection and safety personnel after testing on the surrounding environment. The accident caused no casualties.