Fujian Longyan New Energy Company caught fire. What caused the explosion and fire in the tank farm?

On July 12, 2020, Longyan Zhuoyue New Energy Co., Ltd., located in Dongbaoshan, Tieshan Town, xinluo district, Longyan City, Fujian Province, caught fire unexpectedly during normal machine maintenance, and smoke billowed from the scene. Two people were injured in the accident, one of them was seriously injured and the other two lost contact. On-site rescuers said that the substance that caused the fire was diesel. The fire unit is the delivery room irrigation area of Longyan Zhuoyue New Energy Co., Ltd., covering an area of about 75 mu. The fire area is an irrigation area, and the storage tank is about 150 cubic meters, in which waste oil, vegetable oil and biodiesel are mainly stored.

The three elements of fire are: combustible, combustion improver and fire source. The harm of fire accidents is extremely serious. Thieves steal half and burn all? . Combustible refers to substances that can burn with oxygen or oxidant in the air, such as combustible solid gases and liquids. Combustion improvers are substances that help to support and cause combustion, such as air, oxygen and oxidant. The fire source is the heat energy that can cause combustible substances to burn, that is, we often say that it reaches the ignition point of objects, such as open flames, hot objects, sparks generated by metal collision, static electricity, lightning, chemical spontaneous combustion and so on. For example, white phosphorus can spontaneously ignite in the air.

Longyan Zhuoyue New Energy Co., Ltd. was established in 20011.It is a national high-tech enterprise engaged in producing biodiesel from waste animal and vegetable oils, a demonstration enterprise of circular economy in Fujian Province, and the first batch of innovative enterprises in Fujian Province. At present, the company has three biodiesel production bases, and the combined production bases will produce more than 200,000 tons of biodiesel every year. The company is a leading biodiesel enterprise with the largest output, the largest export volume and strong innovation ability in China biodiesel industry. The company has strong technology, talent team and scientific and technological facilities.

Biodiesel refers to vegetable oil, such as rapeseed oil, soybean oil, peanut oil, corn oil, cottonseed oil, etc., animal oil, gutter oil and microbial oil, which is a kind of green energy.