At around 12:20 pm on July 14, 2024, a hazardous goods transport vehicle collided with a sedan on the K197 Qingdao direction of the G20 Qingyin Expressway, causing the hazardous chemicals transport vehicle to catch fire and leak liquid.
After the accident, the high-speed company immediately activated the Level 3 hazardous chemical accident contingency plan according to the "one route, three parties" workflow. After on-site investigation, it was found that the hazardous chemical is methanol, and the combustion temperature on site is over 500 degrees. The operating unit cooperated with the fire department, traffic police, and emergency office to quickly analyze and scientifically organize the situation. The adjacent units within the area cooperated in the operation, adopting methods such as first clearing and then clearing, main line diversion, and opening central activity guardrails to divert and divert main line vehicles in a timely manner.
On site, the explosion hazard was eliminated by opening the safety valve, diluting and suppressing the fire with water, flipping the tank to remove the diluted liquid, and other professional disposal measures. After more than 6 hours of intense fighting, the fire was completely controlled, the methanol leak was effectively dealt with, and the accident site was thoroughly cleaned up. Due to appropriate disposal measures, there were no casualties in this accident, and the scene quickly resumed traffic.