The collapse of the Tianjin railway bridge has caused 7 deaths. Experts say that replacing the bridge sleepers will generally not cause the collapse. The cause of the accident must be investigated | Tianjin | Tianjin_Sina News

Original title: The collapse of the Tianjin railway bridge has caused 7 deaths. Experts say that replacing the bridge sleepers will generally not cause the collapse. The cause of the accident has yet to be investigated.

According to news from the Tianjin Binhai New Area People’s Government, at 9 am on November 1, Tianjin Nanhuan Railway Maintenance Co., Ltd. collapsed during bridge maintenance, resulting in 7 deaths and 5 injuries. The competent person in charge of the work has been controlled by the public security organs.

At 4:40 p.m. on day 1, the Ministry of Emergency Management issued a relevant notice stating that the accident occurred on a railway bridge that crosses the river in the bulk cargo flow processing zone of Tianjin Port, New District. from Binhai, Tianjin (K4 + 300 meters from Lingang Railway). At that time, the relevant personnel of Nanhuan Railway Maintenance Co., Ltd. were replacing the bridge sleepers here. After the collapse, some construction workers were crushed. The bridge over the river is reported to be over 30 meters long.

Subsequently, the Red Star News reporter learned from the Binhai New Area People’s Government that after the accident, the local government immediately organized the public security, fire protection, emergency response, health and other related departments to carry carry out emergency rescue at the scene. According to relevant media reports, at the crash site, rescuers sent underwater robots and frogmen into the water to determine the location of trapped people for rescue, while the victims were rushed to Tianjin TEDA Hospital. and other places for your rescue. According to the Xinhua Viewpoint reporter who learned at the scene, the victims came from Tianjin, Shandong, Inner Mongolia and elsewhere.

“I played on that bridge not long ago, and I didn’t think there was a problem.” A resident who lived near the incident told the Red Star News reporter that the place is sparsely populated and used primarily by trains, with few people staying here. . Because she was not on the scene at the time of the incident, the netizen said he was unaware of the specific process of the collapse.

An industry expert told Red Star News that the bridge sleepers are the square girders that are used to directly support the rails on the platform of the open railroad bridge. ”The notification indicated that the accident occurred when the builders replaced the sleepers, but sleepers were generally replaced. What is done on the bridge will not cause the bridge to collapse. The specific cause of the accident is currently unknown, and relevant departments are pending further investigation. “

According to Tianyan Inspection, Tianjin Nanhuan Railway Maintenance Co., Ltd., the accident construction unit, was established in July 2003 with a registered capital of 5 million RMB, and the legal representative is Yu. The company’s business scope includes the maintenance and overhaul of the railway installations and integral buildings, as well as the repair of the railway buildings and integral installations. There has been no similar accident before this company. It was only on May 4, 2018, due to “units not implemented. The local public transport office imposed administrative sanctions on” internal security measures. “

At 17:55 on the 1st of the 11th, the Tianjin Binhai New District People’s Government released the latest developments, saying that the rescue at the crash site was basically over, the accident causing 7 deaths and 5 injuries. On the night of November 1, Red Star reporters contacted the relevant departments of the Tianjin People’s Government and Binhai New Area many times, but the phone numbers were not available. According to the Tianjin Citizens Hotline, relevant information about the collapse of the accident has been posted on the corresponding platform, “We have not received the latest notification of the situation.”

Red Star News reporter Luo Mengjie

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