Home>News Center>China
           
     

    Gas leak kills one, injuries 60 in Fuzhou
    By Hu Meidong & Li Dapeng (China Daily)
    Updated: 2004-06-16 23:26

    A leak of a rare poisonous gas killed one, injured 60 and left hundreds in need of treatment or observation in Fujian Province.

    People flooded to the Provincial Hospital after phosgene gas leaked at 9:30 am from a laboratory of the Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter (FIRSM).


    Nurses in Fujian Provincial First Aid Centre give poisonous gas leak victims intravenous drip treatment yesterday in Fuzhou, capital of East China's Fujian Province. [newsphoto]

    Phosgene is not a common gas. It can cause respiratory problems, anoxia, headache and emphysema, said Zhu Pengli, vice president of the Provincial Hospital where all but one of the affected workers were treated.

    Cases of phosgene poisoning are rare and people do not know much about it. The hospital has little experience with phosgene poisoning.

    One after another, hundreds of company staff members showed symptoms of cough, thirst and lacrimation later in the afternoon. They were sent to hospital, said an anonymous FIRSM official.

    The first sick worker was a 34-year-old painter. He was sent to the Fuzhou Air Force Hospital in the afternoon. He was confirmed dead.

    Later the injured were all sent to the Provincial Hospital.

    As of yesterday afternoon, the hospital's first-aid centre had received 428 people affected by the toxic gas. Sixty of them were hospitalized.

    Another 100 people were still waiting to be examined.

    One patient with respiratory difficulties is undergoing emergency treatment.

    Some 50 patients were diagnosed with lung problems. Others, slightly injured, will be kept in the hospital for 24-hour observation, said Zhu.

    The hospital has organized more than 60 doctors from all the departments to deal with the flood of cases. Corridors and sickrooms on the second, third and fourth floor of the hospital are now crowded with patients undergoing examinations or treatment.

    Du Ruibin, chief doctor of the hospital's radiation department, told reporters that most patients are improving.

    Meanwhile, the lack of knowledge about the phosgene poisoning has induced many to flock to the hospital for examination.

    Nearly 2,000 people live in FIRSM's residential quarters. The residents have been notified to go for medical examination if they have any symptom, said the institute official.

    The cause of the accident is under investigation. It may have been caused by improper operation of laboratory equipment.

    FIRSM officials said the leak is sealed up and under control.

     
      Today's Top News     Top China News
     

    Price of power rises to stop heavy use

     

       
     

    Foreign input to grow despite cooler steps

     

       
     

    NBS: China can avoid severe inflation

     

       
     

    Gas leak kills one, injuries 60 in Fuzhou

     

       
     

    Hu: Closer links with Central Asia sought

     

       
     

    Former Guizhou Party chief tried for bribery

     

       
      PLA general: Attempt to destroy dam doomed
       
      China short of 30m kw power supply this summer
       
      Three Gorges dam to face rainfall's challenge
       
      Coal mine blast kills 15 in Shaanxi
       
      Premier pledges effective HIV/AIDS control
       
      NBS: China can avoid severe inflation
       
     
      Go to Another Section  
     
     
      Story Tools  
       
      News Talk  
      When will china have direct elections?  
    Advertisement
             
    精品国产一区二区三区无码| 久久国产三级无码一区二区| 国产精品va无码一区二区| 新版天堂资源中文8在线| 国产精品无码一区二区三级| 免费A级毛片无码无遮挡内射| 亚洲中文字幕无码爆乳av中文| 亚洲国产精品无码久久一区二区| 精品久久久久久无码中文字幕一区 | 亚洲va无码手机在线电影| 日本中文字幕免费高清视频| 国产亚洲美日韩AV中文字幕无码成人| 日韩视频中文字幕精品偷拍| 亚洲av无码一区二区三区人妖| 日韩一区二区三区无码影院| 亚洲精品97久久中文字幕无码| 亚洲中文字幕一二三四区苍井空| 久久久久久久久无码精品亚洲日韩| 欧美日韩中文国产va另类电影| 亚洲国产精品无码中文字| 午夜成人无码福利免费视频| 精品无码人妻一区二区三区品 | 中文字幕在线免费观看| 亚洲国产精品无码久久久久久曰 | 亚洲AV无码专区电影在线观看 | 无码精品久久一区二区三区| 免费人妻无码不卡中文字幕系| 亚洲国产精品成人精品无码区| 无码人妻精品一区二区蜜桃网站| 久久精品亚洲中文字幕无码麻豆| 亚洲熟妇少妇任你躁在线观看无码| 国产精品成人无码久久久久久| 国产午夜鲁丝无码拍拍| 超清纯白嫩大学生无码网站| 国产真人无码作爱视频免费| 午夜人性色福利无码视频在线观看| 夜夜添无码试看一区二区三区| 亚洲AV无码一区二区三区牛牛| 成人无码免费一区二区三区| 亚洲精品~无码抽插| 无码超乳爆乳中文字幕久久|