Formosa steel plant: dust explosion triggered by fabric filter breakag
Formosa steel plant: dust explosion triggered by fabric filter breakage
The explosion of the lime kiln dust filter equipment in Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Plant (FHS) located in the central province of Ha Tinh came from the breakage of a dust fabric filter, according to the provincial People’s Committee.
A corner of Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Plant (Source: VNA)
Ha Tinh (VNA)– The explosion of the lime kiln dust filter equipment in Formosa Ha Tinh SteelPlant (FHS) located in the central province of Ha Tinh came from the breakageof a dust fabric filter, according to the provincial People’s Committee.
The committee said in a press release on May 31that the mixture of limestone dust and steam from the process of lime burningproduced a dust cake in the fabric filter.
The dust cake then resulted in a pressure drop,leading to the breakage of the fabric filter, the committee cited investigationresults announced by FHS technicians, environmentalists from the Ministry ofNatural Resources and Environment and competent local agencies.
The committee said the explosion caused nocasualties as well as environmental harm.
Property losses are small, it added, noting thatthe incident has not affected the trial runs of the lime kiln, which began on May29, and of a steel furnace slated for June 1.
During his fact-finding trip to the plant,Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Le Dinh Son asked FHS to provide objective,scientific and accurate information on the cause of the explosion for competentagencies and the public within one week.
FHS pledged that the company will replace thebroken fabric filter with the best one while examining all other facilities toensure the absolute safety for the test runs.
Right after hearing the explosion, whichhappened at 20:45 on May 30, officials of the provincial People’s Committee,the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and relevant agencies came tothe plant to clarify the incident.
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A test run of the first blast furnace of Hung Nghiep Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Limited Company must undergo strict supervision after the firm restarted its operations on May 29, said an official.
A team of officials travelled to Formosa steel plant in Ha Tinh’s Ky Anh district immediately after receiving reports on an explosion at the plant on May 30.
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A corner of Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Plant (Source: VNA) 
