Internet rumors that there is a huge fire in Jinshan? Debunking rumors: An enterprise in the chemical industry park has a ground torch discharge

The Paper's reporter Gong Hanyu

On the evening of January 6, 2022, the news of a huge fire in Jinshan spread in the circle of friends.

According to screenshots from online transmissions, some people commented that "in the direction of Jinshan Petrochemical" and "the sky is burning red".

Some netizens also said: "On the highway, passing in the direction of Jinshan, I saw huge fires and white smoke, illuminating the big clouds in the sky." Hopefully, there will be no casualties. ”

In the evening, the surging news reporter learned from the Shanghai Chemical Industry Zone that at 14:50 on the afternoon of January 6, the ethylene device separation system of Shanghai SECCO Petrochemical Co., Ltd. had process fluctuations, and the ground torch discharge was enabled during the process adjustment process, and the individual devices temporarily arranged for parking.

The torch is an indispensable security facility and equipment for petrochemical enterprises to ensure stable production and reduce environmental pollution, and is usually divided into two types: ground and elevated. Compared with traditional elevated torches, ground torches have less noise, less thermal radiation, sufficient combustion, and can minimize all types of pollution and be safer. The SECCO ground torch covers an area of nearly 15,000 square meters (equivalent to the size of two standard football fields) with 948 nozzles, which are evenly distributed and fully mixed with air when burning, with high efficiency and no impact on the surrounding environment.

Ground torch burning may last for a long time, the light at night will be stronger than during the day, please do not misunderstand and worry.

The surging news reporter inquired and found that the torch of the petrochemical plant was burning, and the citizens mistakenly thought that the incident of the fire had occurred from time to time.

On August 1, 2018, according to the Xinmin Evening News, the Jinshan Fire Brigade received an alarm from the public that there was a fire near the Jinshan Petrochemical Plant, and it was suspected that a fire had occurred. After receiving the report, the fire department rushed to the scene. After verification, the site was burned by the torch of the petrochemical plant, and no fire occurred.

On September 3, 2020, some netizens said that there was a fire in the Jinshan petrochemical area, and some people said that they heard loud noises in Jinshan, Songjiang and other places. At 8 o'clock that night, @Jinshan Fire Department released a message saying that it was understood that the fire was actually a torch burning in Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co., Ltd.

Subsequently, Shanghai Petrochemical also debunked rumors through Weibo: at 18:02 on September 3, the ethylene compressor of the ethylene unit of the olefin department of Shanghai Petrochemical was shut down due to fault interlocking, the device was treated by emergency process, the torch was discharged, and the discharged materials were fully burned through the torch, without causing the surrounding environment abnormality. At present, the production of the plant is in an orderly resumption. The loud noises heard and the vibrations felt by the residents of the petrochemical area have nothing to do with the company.

The reporter learned that the torch system is a special combustion facility used to deal with combustible and combustible toxic gases and steam that cannot be recovered and reprocessed by petrochemical plants, refineries, chemical plants and other factories or devices, and is an important measure to ensure the safe production of factories and reduce environmental pollution.

The fire department has also reminded many times that the majority of netizens do not believe in rumors, do not spread rumors, and jointly resist rumors.

Editor-in-Charge: Xu Xiaoyang