Pipeline
Shenyang Taiyuan South Street - pipeline-gas explosion
21 October 2021 - approximately 08:19 local time
Heping district, Shenyang, Liaoning, China (street-level marker approximate)
Map
41.7800, 123.4000
What happened
Pipeline gas leaked into the Shengwang Erniu barbecue restaurant at 222 Taiyuan South Street during work to connect a replacement urban gas main. Investigators found that workers opened an inlet flange and failed to seal it effectively, allowing gas to accumulate for approximately three hours and 25 minutes before a spark from a refrigerated display cabinet ignited it. The blast killed five people, seriously injured three and lightly injured 49, for 52 injuries in total. The final investigation classified it as a production-safety responsibility accident and superseded early reports of three deaths and more than 30 injuries. The marker is approximate at street level rather than a claimed building coordinate.
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- Evidence
- Documented
- Confidence
- High
- Infrastructure
- Pipeline
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- Latitude
- 41.7800°
- Longitude
- 123.4000°
Attribution
Responsibility has not been established in the cited reporting.
Sources
- Cause released for Shenyang pipeline-gas explosion that killed fiveMinistry of Emergency Management of the People's Republic of China · Incident reporting
- Investigation report on the 10.21 Taiyuan South Street pipeline-gas leak and explosionShenyang accident investigation group, reproduced by AQSCLS · Detailed final findings on the gas-network work, leak duration, ignition and responsibility