A fire broke out at "Jinyuan Chemical" in Dongtou

Wenzhou Net, March 26th (Reporter Zheng Xiang)This morning, a fire broke out in the factory building of Jinyuan Chemical Co., Ltd. located in Nantang Industrial Zone, Dongtou District. According to firefighters, the fire has been brought under control and no casualties have been found.

According to the information, Wenzhou Jinyuan Chemical Co., Ltd. was founded in 1968. Located outside the mouth of the Oujiang River on the coast of southern Zhejiang, Dongtou, a county known for its hundred islands, our company currently occupies an area of over 43500 square meters with a total construction area of over 33200 square meters. The company mainly produces organic pigments and other fine chemical products. The product is widely used in industries such as plastics, coatings, inks, rubber, paints, food, pharmaceuticals, food, textiles, and papermaking. The reporter learned from relevant channels that there was no leakage in the chemical plant.

According to the Weibo account "Dongtou Release", a fire broke out on the third floor of the intermediate warehouse of Wenzhou Jinyuan New Material Technology Co., Ltd. (a single building with a total area of over 700 square meters, mainly storing quinacridone intermediates, which will not explode) at around 9 am this morning. After receiving the fire alarm, the main leaders of the district attached great importance to it. The leaders in charge of the district government rushed to the scene to command and coordinate with the fire department, safety supervision, environmental protection, and local streets to carry out firefighting work. At present, the fire has been brought under control, with no casualties or trapped individuals. The specific cause of the fire remains to be further investigated. Please refrain from spreading rumors and observe less to ensure smooth traffic around the scene.

　　Message:According to preliminary information from relevant departments, the material that caught fire was 2,5-di (p-toluidine) terephthalic acid, which is a non-toxic, harmless, and non decomposing pigment intermediate stored in the finished product warehouse.

After the fire broke out, the leaders of Dongtou District Committee and Government immediately went to the scene to command the extinguishing of the fire, and experts in safety supervision, environmental protection, health and epidemic prevention came to the scene for emergency disposal. According to preliminary monitoring by the environmental protection department, there have been no significant abnormalities in the regional air quality, and it continues to maintain a good state.

At present, the cause of the fire accident is under further investigation.