Inadvertent Operation Of Unqualified Welder Causes Fire In Shoe Factory

Near noon on June 20, a fire broke out in a shoe factory near Guhongmiao Street, Qiaoxi District. According to witnesses, the four story factory building was almost surrounded by thick smoke, and from time to time flames shot out of the windows on the first floor. Inside and outside the plant, cullet, shoemaking materials Machine equipment parts And so on. Outside the scene of the fire, many passers-by gathered around and 13 fire engines arrived one after another.

At 11:56 on the same day, 119 Command Center immediately dispatched 36 firefighters from Squadron 1, 3 and 5 to the scene of the incident for fire fighting and rescue after receiving the alarm. Qiaoxi Public Security Fire Brigade also rushed to the scene to investigate the cause of the accident. According to the firefighters of the Qiaoxi Public Security Fire Brigade, the fire area was 252 square meters. A large number of leather and other raw materials in the plant caught fire, and seven or eight equipment were burned. Fortunately, the fire did not cause casualties. According to the investigation, the cause of the fire was Gao, who was removing the waste heating on the second floor. Without welder qualification, he used gas welding to cut, accidentally splashed the welding slag on the first floor, and ignited the leather and shoemaking equipment stored in the warehouse and production workshop.