An explosion occurred in a gold mine in Qixia, Shandong Province, trapping 22 people. Why is it so dangerous to work underground?

202110 At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, an explosion occurred in Hushan Gold Mine in Qixia City, Shandong Wucailong Investment Co., Ltd., located in Yantai, Shandong Province, and 22 workers were trapped underground. As of 5: 00 am on June 1 Day, there were more than 300 professional rescue forces on site, and the rescue work was racing against time. After receiving the accident report, the main leaders of Yantai City and Qixia City have rushed to the scene of the accident, mobilized all forces and made every effort to carry out rescue. The rescue progress will be released in time.

202 1 118: 48, Yantai Municipal Committee received a report from Qixia Municipal Committee:112: 00 pm, an explosion occurred in Wucailong Gold Mine under construction in Xicheng Town, Qixia City, and the shock wave damaged the stairwell, so the cage could not operate normally. When the explosion happened, 22 workers were trapped underground.

65438+1October165438+1October 2 1: 45, the secretary of the Shandong provincial party Committee made arrangements at the first time after receiving the dangerous situation report, demanding that the integrated on-site rescue headquarters of provinces, cities and counties be established immediately to save people and prevent secondary disasters. During the rescue, it is necessary to do a good job in epidemic prevention and control, and at the same time do a good job in news release. Deputy Secretary of Shandong Provincial Party Committee and Governor made a clear request. Leaders of the Shandong Provincial Party Committee and the provincial government have rushed to the scene overnight to direct the rescue.

After the explosion accident of Hushan Gold Mine in Qixia City, Shandong Wucailong Investment Co., Ltd., the Shandong Provincial Party Committee and the provincial government quickly set up the provincial, city and county integrated headquarters, and the leading comrades of the emergency management department directed the rescue through video connection. Seven working groups under the headquarters, including on-site rescue, technical experts, logistics support, media liaison, accident investigation, reception of miners' families, medical treatment and epidemic prevention and control, are carrying out rescue work in an orderly and intense manner.

By 5: 00 am on June 65438+1October 12, there were more than 300 professional rescue forces and more than 40 sets of various mechanical equipment, and forced ventilation was being adopted to transport oxygen underground; Professionals are carrying stable trays to clear obstacles in the shaft and rescue trapped people underground. At the same time, the headquarters is mobilizing more large-caliber rigs to participate in the rescue.

Because the toxic gas produced by the explosion in the wellbore cannot be removed in a short time, the wellbore is blocked and the lowering of drill pipe is blocked. In addition, the progress of manual obstacle removal in the shaft is relatively slow. At present, rescuers are trying their best to rescue the trapped people. The rescue work is in progress against time, and the follow-up progress will be released in time, and the cause of the accident will be investigated simultaneously.