Original title: a large truck tunnel with tires in Zhejiang suddenly caught fire, 36 people were sent to hospital and 5 died
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36 people were sent to hospital, of which 5 died! A large truck loaded with tires suddenly caught fire in maoliling tunnel
On the evening of August 27, an accident occurred in maoliling tunnel of Ningbo Taizhou Wenzhou expressway. A large truck loaded with tires caught fire in the tunnel. The closed space was instantly filled with a lot of pungent smoke, and many trapped people in the tunnel felt difficult to breathe.
In an emergency, the high-speed traffic police handled it at the first time, and even used private cars for personnel transfer.
Qianjiang Evening News reporter learned that at more than 19 o'clock that night, a large truck suddenly caught fire in the maoliling tunnel with a total length of 3.6 kilometers in Wenzhou direction of Ningbo Taizhou Wenzhou expressway. The truck was full of tires. The fierce combustion made the tires release a lot of black pungent fog, and the visibility of the whole tunnel was less than 1 meter. Many vehicles blocked behind are impassable, and the pungent smell of burnt rubber makes the passengers in the vehicle feel difficult to breathe.
After the accident, Taizhou high-speed traffic police quickly rushed to the scene for disposal. They immediately implemented the bayonet for wu'ao, the three gate entrance, the upper three high-speed Baihe, Tiantai and Yangtou entrance closed, and diverted to the three gate direction Tiantai exit. In addition, due to the influence of smoke in Ningbo, the bayonet is implemented at the entrance of Yangjiao mountain, the diversion is implemented to the north exit of Linhai, and the west entrance from the north of Linhai to Wenling is closed.
After ensuring that the corresponding work was carried out in an orderly manner, the high-speed traffic police immediately transferred the trapped people. After hearing the news, some high-speed traffic police who were not on duty at night drove their own private cars to the scene with gas masks to participate in the rescue, picked up the personnel, quickly transferred them out of maoliling tunnel, sent them to the ambulance, and opened the way for the ambulance, Ensure that the people who have been smoked arrive at the hospital safely for examination and treatment.
The reporter learned that as of about 22:00 that night, the trapped people in maoliling tunnel had been transferred to the hospital for treatment.
At 23 p.m., Linhai released a push message saying that at about 19:20 on August 27, a traffic accident occurred in maoliling tunnel of Ningbo Taizhou Wenzhou Expressway from Hangzhou to Linhai. At present, Linhai City is making every effort to rescue it. According to preliminary statistics, a total of 36 people were sent to hospital for treatment, of which 5 have died.