Chapter 632 Blast furnace explosion at Yue Steel Plant(1/2)
Yuezhong Steel Plant, Workshop 5.
Young worker Wang Chuanbing looked worried at the increasing temperature of the blast furnace in front of him, and hurriedly shouted to Chi Shanjun, an old worker not far away:
"Master Chi, come and take a look. This has risen to 320c. It has exceeded the warning line. Will something happen?"
Chi Shanjun put down the tools at hand and walked slowly over, took a look at the thermometer, and said nonchalantly:
"It's exceeded. It's okay. Our cooling wall is broken. It's weird if the temperature doesn't come up. Let's hurry up and give birth. Damn it, do we eat spicy food or eat northwest wind? But that's all.
Steel production has increased."
When Wang Chuanbing thought so, he walked away and continued to immerse himself in production work.
With the vigorous development of the national economy, infrastructure construction is underway everywhere, so the demand for steel is huge.
For example, if the Vietnam-China People's Hospital wants to build two new 20-story buildings, the demand for steel is not a small amount.
The Vietnam-China Steel Plant is the largest state-owned enterprise in the entire Vietnam-China region. Because there is a large-scale iron mine in Vietnam-China, the steel plant came into being.
It was very difficult for other state-owned enterprises to survive in the 1980s, except for the steel mills, because the dual-track price system in the 1980s allowed Vietnam Steel Mills to make a lot of money.
So the so-called dual-track system means that after completing the national tasks, the remaining unplanned production can be sold at market prices, and the money earned belongs to the company and can be distributed to employees.
This measure has also greatly improved the employees' enthusiasm for production, because the more you work, the more you will get, and you will have success in your work.
But at the same time, this dual-track system has also created countless "bill-marking millionaires". With a piece of paper and a pen, writing a few words, countless richest men are born.
The ramp-up in production also has a side effect, because almost all the steel plant equipment in the 1980s was purchased in the 1960s and 1970s and has long since aged.
According to regulations, production blast furnaces and production lines need to be shut down and overhauled by year, which is equivalent to maintenance of a car.
But because business is so good, some people can't wait to make money, so they produce illegally and ignore safety problems.
If nothing happens, it will be fine, and everyone will be at peace. Once something happens, it will be earth-shattering.
Workers Wang Chuanbing and Chi Shanjun had discovered the problem, but because they were careless and ignored the matter, the temperature of the blast furnace continued to rise.
The squad leader Lu Wenjie also came to inspect at this time and found that the temperature of the blast furnace increased abnormally. He always had some ominous premonitions in his heart, so he quickly operated the water valve on the top of the furnace to use cold water to cool down.
As a result, the furnace temperature not only did not drop, but instead got higher and higher, going directly to 500c.
Lu Wenjie was a master after all and realized that he might get into trouble today.
However, the consequences of a sudden shutdown of the furnace and production are too serious. It will not only delay production, but also cause great damage to the equipment. This is not something he, a shift leader, can decide.
So Lu Wenjie gritted his teeth and shouted to two workers not far away:
"Wang Chuanbing, Chi Shanjun, come here quickly. The blast furnace is not working properly today. Let's go together to see which link has the problem. Wang Chuanjun, go and see if there is any problem with the blower, and Lao Chi, go and see if there is any problem with the circulating water pump.
question."
Wang Chuanbing and Chi Shanjun were not fools. When they saw the squad leader's heart-rending roar, they both swallowed and looked at the blast furnace involuntarily.
This is a big guy. If this guy explodes, the damage will be huge.
The loss in the factory is secondary. The most important thing is that their own lives cannot be saved. If they had a choice, the two of them really didn't want to go.
But workers in the 1980s still had a sense of ownership. If it were the post-90s or post-00s generation, you would be the first to turn around and run away.
So Lu Wenjie, Chi Shanjun, and Wang Chuanbing started to investigate the problem of the blast furnace in fear.
When other workers in the workshop looked at the behavior of the squad leader and others, they all realized that there was something wrong with the blast furnace. They all looked at their colleagues while working nervously.
After 15 minutes, no one found the reason. Lu Wenjie was so anxious that he was sweating profusely due to the temperature of the workshop.
When the three of them saw that the temperature of the blast furnace had risen to 550 degrees Celsius, they felt bad and were punished after fighting. Squad Leader Lu felt that he should save his workers first.
So he shouted loudly to the workers in the workshop:
"The blast furnace is about to explode. Everyone, run and get out first!"
Some experienced workers were alert. When the squad leader shouted, no matter what they were busy with, they all rushed towards the workshop door, preparing to run as far as possible.
Some workers who were serious about their work, or whose responses were slow, raised their heads in confusion, still looking for where the sound came from.
When Chi Shanjun and Wang Chuanbing, who were closest to the blast furnace, heard this, their knees softened and they almost fell down. Their strong desire to survive made them quickly run down from the height and prepare to run out of the workshop.
Lu Wenjie was not the first to run away. He wanted to wait until all the workers had run away before leaving.
Unfortunately, luck was so bad. While Wang Chuanbing, Chi Shanjun and other workers were still running away and were not too far from the workshop door, the blast furnace exploded.
Boom~~~~
In addition to the huge explosions and air waves, the 1600c molten iron also spread out like fairy flowers.
Many workers who were running at the front were scalded and injured by the air waves and the sky full of molten steel. Every one of them cried for their father and mother.
The endings of Lu Wenjie, Chi Shanjun, and Wang Chuanbing who were running at the back can be imagined.
Workers in other workshops also ran out of the workshop immediately. Seeing the miserable situation in workshop five, they knew something was in trouble, and everyone was in a daze.
The leaders of the Yue Steel Factory in the administration building all had experience. After hearing the explosion, they all ignored the 1,600-degree molten steel and ran against the flow of people toward the explosion point.
Qi Guomin, the director of Yue Steel Factory, grabbed a worker and shouted:
"What happened? Which workshop had an accident?"
"Director, workshop five, the blast furnace exploded~~~"
"ah!
"Qi Guomin felt like the world was spinning and he almost fainted.
According to the tradition of steel plants, either the blast furnace does not explode, or if it explodes, it will be a serious accident, and dozens of people may die. At that time, the problem of Director Qi will not be whether he can be saved, but the problem of being imprisoned.
"Hurry up and save people, hurry up and save people!"
Half an hour later, all the workers who were scalded by the high-temperature molten steel were rescued and sent to the Vietnam-China People's Hospital one by one by large trucks in the factory.
The last people to be rescued were Wang Chuanbing, Chi Shanjun and Lu Wenjie.
These three people were completely trapped in the ruins. When the workers saw the miserable state of these three people, they all took a breath of cold air.
The three master workers who were still alive and kicking before were now completely burnt from head to toe, and their clothes were also burned to pieces. It was simply horrible to look at.
The three of them almost always let out more air and take in less air.
Many female employees covered their mouths and burst into tears.
The factory doctor quickly organized people to pour cold water on the three people one by one, using this crude method to cool down the wounded.
Factory director Qi Guomin stood nearby with cold hands and feet, trembling lips and a hoarse voice:
"Hurry, send to the hospital quickly, send to the hospital at all costs, call the provincial capital immediately, call the experts in Shanghai and let them come to help with the rescue immediately~~~"
The Vietnam-China People's Hospital also received a call, and the emergency department was all busy.
The People's Hospital was so busy with so many burn victims sent in one go that Guo Yuanhang and Chen Qi, the main leaders, took personal command.
The emergency department is now full of groans and cries, and boxes of saline solution for washing wounds are being delivered inside.
After a while, He Jia from the hospital office hurried over again:
"Guo Shuji, Dean Chen, three more seriously injured people have been sent to Yue Steel Factory. It is said that they suffered burns all over their bodies. Yue Steel Plant wants us to be prepared for emergencies."
Just as Chen Qi was about to nod, he heard Lao Guo next to him sigh:
"Chen Qi, you are such a bad guy."
Chen Qi blinked: "Comrade Lao Guo, why do you say this? I haven't been annoying anyone during this time."
Guo Yuanhang burst out laughing:
"You still don't believe that you are a broom star. Look, you just founded the Burn Surgery Department, and you immediately got two mothers and daughters from Huangtan who suffered severe burns all over their bodies. As a result, the mother and daughter are still being rescued, and here comes again.
There were more than 30 burn patients, including three with severe burns.
Our Yuezhong People's Hospital has never encountered a few patients with severe burns in so many years. Good guy, look, these patients with severe burns are coming one after another. How can it be such a coincidence? They are clearly the reincarnation of a broom star."
Chen Qi rolled his eyes and thought to himself that he was the bad guy. Is this the rebirth syndrome?
Anyway, wherever the reborn person appears, there will definitely be no peace. The consequence of the doctor's rebirth is that the patient will suffer.
Hearing Shuji laughing at his dean, Zuo Liwei, the medical section chief next to him, also joked:
"Guo Shuji, you can't say that. I think Dean Chen is the God of Wealth. Look at so many burn patients. How much business can we make when the Yue Steel Factory settles the accounts? The three seriously injured patients are here.
There is nothing we can do if the person is dead. If the person is saved, we still have the final say on how much the surgery will cost."
Lao Guo laughed when he heard this: "Xiao Zuo's words make sense. Yue Steel Factory is a big company. If we don't kill them hard, we won't be able to forgive our hard work today."
Chen Qi suddenly thought of a limerick written by a famous person in his previous life, and joked:
"Let me listen to a poem for you. Counting to nine in the dead of winter, I look forward to the spring. In the middle of the night, I look forward to the morning sun. In the middle of the night, I look forward to the rich man. In idle mistresses, I look forward to gangsters. A lonely jackal looks forward to a female ghost at night. A single old man looks forward to an aunt. In acting, I look forward to winning awards.
Talk about cross talk and look forward to death together."
The people next to him covered their mouths and chuckled.
"So the doctor is hoping to admit more seriously ill patients?"
"Be low-key and keep a low profile. You can't say what you can do. If you say something, it goes against medical ethics."
"Yes, we doctors still have to treat patients and save people as our top priority."
To be continued...