Two killed, three injured in central China pipeline burst
Source: Xinhua | July 20, 2016, Wednesday |Online Edition
A section of natural gas pipeline broke and caught fire in Enshi City, central China's Hubei Province, Wednesday morning, causing casualties. --photo from weibo
Two people have died and three others sustained injuries after a gas pipeline burst in central China's Hubei province Wednesday morning.
The accident occurred about 6:20 a.m. in the township of Cuijiaba, Enshi Tujia Autonomous Prefecture, when a pipeline transporting natural gas from southwestern China to the east burst and caught fire.
Two villagers died at the scene, the three injured were sent to hospital. Rescuers said their injuries were serious.
The pipeline has been closed. Torrential rain triggered a landslide, which cut off traffic, making it difficult for rescue work.
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Sinopec was forced to halt some natural gas deliveries on Wednesday after a pipeline caught fire in central China and killed two people.
According to Shanghai Daily, two villagers were killed and three others were injured after a pipeline caught fire in the Hubei province.
The pipeline was closed after the accident, the Shanghai Daily said.
The accident forced China’s Sinopec to take 9.8 million cubic meters of natural gas intend for industrial users offline, Reuters said.
Sinopec is coordinating with PetroChina to provide residential users with a 5 million cubic meter emergency gas supply, Reuters added.
In a social media post seen by Bloomberg, Sinopc said that the impacted portion of the Sichuan-East China gas pipeline caught fire after it was hit by a landslide.
SCI International analyst Liu Guangbin told Bloomberg that the pipeline could be back online within two weeks.