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THE END

By: Ben Metzger and Matt Sherman

What was done to help?

What was lost?

Where?

To try and prevent future harm, people stopped using water from the contaminated rivers and shut down a water plant in Jilin City. Also, utilities were shut off to prevent further damage.

Seventy people were injured, 6 people were killed, and over 10,000 residents were evacuated from the area. Many people feared that they would be exposed to chemicals through contamination. A main cause for concern was how severely the rivers were polluted during the explosions because hazardous wastes and chemicals could affect people and biodiversity.

This disaster took place at the Petrochemical Plant in Jilin City, Jilin Province (in China).

2005 Jilin Chemical Plant Explosion

What caused it?

Ultimate Outcome?

What was the nature of the disaster?

There was a lot of inaccurate news coverage on the incident and people tried to find scapegoats for the disaster. People tried to hide the true severity of the explosion and they were slow to react to the incident. Biodiversity in the polluted waters were negatively affected and money was spent on trying to shut down polluted utilities.

The cause of the disaster was a T-102 tower jamming up and not being handled properly. The site is a nitration site for aniline equipment, and when the explosions occurred an 80 km long toxic slick formed in the Songhua River. This was mostly made up of benzene and nitrobenzene, and it eventually ran through the Amur River.

This disaster may not have killed that many people, but over 10,000 people were forced to evacuate. It was a very large disaster that cost a lot of money to repair.

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