
俄亥俄州东北部官员周五表示,本周早些时候发生的化学品储罐泄漏是由员工失误引发的化学反应造成的,并解除了所有剩余的疏散令。
Officials in northeast Ohio said a chemical tank leak earlier in the week was caused by an employee error TOLEDO, Ohio -- Officials in northeast Ohio said Friday that a chemical tank leak earlier in the week was caused by a chemical reaction resulting from an employee error and lifted all remaining evacuation orders.
托莱多市长韦德·卡普祖基维奇在新闻发布会上表示,周二在MC Tank Terminal(MC储罐码头)破裂的储罐排气作业于周四深夜终于完成,这使得危险品处理小组得以进入现场检测安全水平。
Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz said during a news conference that the venting of the tank that ruptured at MC Tank Terminal on Tuesday was finally completed late Thursday night, allowing a hazmat team to enter the site and test safety levels.
托莱多消防救援大队长布莱克·莫尔纳尔表示:“目前,我们确实有信心认为现场是安全的。”
“At this time, we do feel confident that the site is safe," Toledo Fire and Rescue Battalion Chief Blake Molnar said.
破裂事故发生在周二深夜。现场所有者MC Tank Transport(MC罐式运输公司)表示,储罐内装有缩水甘油酸甲酯,该公司将其描述为“一种工业化学品,用于使某些塑料、涂料和涂层的性能更好”。最初有数百人被迫撤离家园,57人在医院接受治疗。
The rupture happened late Tuesday night. MC Tank Transport, the owner of the site, said the tank contained glycidyl methacrylate, which it described as “an industrial chemical used to make certain plastics, paints and coatings perform better.”Hundreds of people were initially forced from their homes and 57 were treated at hospitals.
市长表示,化学品泄漏发生时,一名公司员工“在试图转移液体的过程中向储罐引入了一个温度水平”,从而引发了化学反应。该公司已“承担责任”。
The chemical leak happened when an employee of the company “introduced a temperature level to the tank in the process of trying to transfer the liquid" that caused a chemical reaction, the mayor said. The company has “accepted responsibility” for what happened, he said.
卡普祖基维奇说:“没有火灾,没有爆炸。发生了一次非常严重的化学反应,现在幸好已经结束,我们终于能够在社区恢复某种程度的正常生活了。”他表示,仍有问题有待解答,调查正在进行中。
“There was no fire, there was no explosion. There was a very serious chemical reaction, which now happily has run its course, and we’re now finally able to return to some level of normalcy here in our community," Kapszukiewicz said. There are questions that remain unanswered, and the investigation is ongoing, he said.