Flammable gas all but purged from pipes
CNA
August 5, 2014, 12:02 am TWN
August 5, 2014, 12:02 am TWN
Deputy Economics Minister Duh Tyzz-jiun said that almost
all the 260 metric tons of propylene remaining in the pipe had been removed as
of Monday morning, ahead of previous estimates that the removal would not be
completed until after Aug. 10.
The remnants were expected to be cleared by 5 a .m. the following day, according to Chen
Chin-der, director of Kaohsiung
The 26-kilometer pipeline in question leads to China
Petrochemical Development Corp.'s (CPDC's) plant in Kaohsiung
In a surprise announcement, Chen said there was also
propylene remaining in the allegedly leaking pipe used by LCY Chemical Corp.,
which the petrochemical firm denied.
Chen said the remaining propylene in the firm's pipe
would not disperse by itself just because the pipe is damaged, adding that
special measures need to be taken to purge the remnants.
A repair patch on the pipe used by LCY Chemical was found
to be loose during an initial investigation, triggering suspicions that this
could be the source of the leakage of tons of propylene that caused the
multiple blasts.
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Keywords：
1.flammable 易燃的
2. metric 度量標準
3.remnants 殘存
4.allegedly 據稱
5.petrochemical 石化
6.purge 清洗
In my opinion, the company should take it for responsibility. And the government must do much more actively to solve this big accident. The best thing to do is not to evade responsibility, is to help the victims and deal with it as soon as possible. On the other hand, propylene remaining in the pipe should also be handle correctly or it would cause another tragedy. Last but not least, the new construction has to rebuild carefully and perfectly. Otherwise, the accident which happened this time won't be the last accident in Taiwan in the future.
回覆刪除That the flammable gas all but purged from pipes really make Taiwanese feel panic since we don't know when it will broke out and cause a big damage again. We are all concerned about that maybe next minute we will dead. I think the government shouldn't do things after the accident broke out. They should inspect the pipes regularly and carefully for it can take away many people's life once it is broken. Rather than saying sorry after the accident happened, we could actually avoid it by noticing any possible alert. Since the accident did really bring a big grief to our community, I hope that the accident which could be avoided first won't happen again. Besides, the government should take the responsibility for this accident, looking into the company which is in charge of the pipe and give the victims and people an explanation.
回覆刪除The gas pipeline explosion in Kaohsiung had caused a serious damage. The reason why caused such a serious destruction pointed to a hole on the pipeline, where the flammable gas leak. And the pipeline was said to be belong to LCY Chemical Corp. I think the company should take on the responsibility. The government should also establish a precaution to avoid the same thing happen again.
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