Chinese steel tragedy

2007-04-19 03:53:41

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BVC: Member; +325|6971

http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/a … a_tragedy/

April 19, 2007

BEIJING (Reuters) - China has detained four people after a horrific accident in which more than 25 metric tons of molten steel engulfed a room where workers were changing shift, killing at least 32, state media said on Thursday.

An industrial ladle was moving into the pouring position at the plant in the northeastern province of Liaoning when it sheared off an iron rail, spewing out its 1,500 degrees Celsius (2,730 F) contents.

"The liquid metal engulfed the room, bursting through the door and windows and burying the workers," the China Daily said of Wednesday's tragedy at a plant belonging to the Qinghe Special Steel Co. Ltd.

"It is the most serious accident to hit China's steel industry since 1949," Sun Huashan, deputy head of the State Administration of Work Safety, was quoted as saying, citing the year of the founding of Communist China.

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2007-04-19 03:56:07

#2

CameronPoe: Member; +2,925|6831

That's gotta hurt.

2007-04-19 03:58:15

#3

HeimdalX: Member; +37|6927

CameronPoe wrote:
That's gotta hurt.

2007-04-19 04:10:36

#4

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,054|7048|PNW

CameronPoe wrote:
That's gotta hurt.

Look on the bright side: China can blame anyone they want and sell their organs post-execution.

2007-04-19 04:11:47

#5

daddyofdeath: A REAL Combat Engineer in the house; +187|6529|UK Bradford W,Yorks. Age 27

HOT off the press?

2007-04-19 04:12:06

#6

Varegg: Support fanatic :-); +2,206|7086|Nårvei

Zomg .... we have to ban steel now !

Wait behind the line ..............................................................

2007-04-19 04:38:11

#7

Gillenator: Evils Bammed Sex Machine; +129|6670|Evilsville

OUCH!!
Ironman FTW!!

2007-04-19 04:40:19

#8

Cougar: Banned; +1,962|7040|Dallas

I bet China purchased that steel legally from the steel dealer. I think China should implement stricter steel laws or ban steel altogether.

2007-04-19 04:43:25

#9

.robzored.: Roflcopter Pilot; +74|6553|Illinois

My question is, how did they move 25 metric tons of steel once it had engulfed several rooms and cooled?

2007-04-19 04:48:41

#10

Spark: liquid fluoride thorium reactor; +874|6951|Canberra, AUS

.robzored. wrote:
My question is, how did they move 25 metric tons of steel once it had engulfed several rooms and cooled?

Maybe they needed a new floor...

The paradox is only a conflict between reality and your feeling what reality ought to be.
^{~ Richard Feynman}

2007-04-19 04:54:36

#11

cablecopulate: Member; +449|7014|Massachusetts.

That's a pretty fucking horrible way to die.

2007-04-19 05:01:37

#12

PureFodder: Member; +225|6561

Cougar wrote:
I bet China purchased that steel legally from the steel dealer. I think China should implement stricter steel laws or ban steel altogether.

Never! Every person has the right to defend their home with a 25 tonne crucible of molten steel. You can pour it on criminals when they come up the stairs, kind of like in Home Alone, but with more horrifying pain, screaming and death.

2007-04-19 05:12:38

#13

Magpie: international welder....Douchebag Dude, <3 ur mom; +257|6802|Milkystania, yurop

PureFodder wrote:
Cougar wrote:
I bet China purchased that steel legally from the steel dealer. I think China should implement stricter steel laws or ban steel altogether.
Never! Every person has the right to defend their home with a 25 tonne crucible of molten steel. You can pour it on criminals when they come up the stairs, kind of like in Home Alone, but with more horrifying pain, screaming and death.

LOL u crazy little monkey

serious note would we make these jokes if they had been from a western country?

2007-04-19 05:14:23

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davidonbf2: Banned; +19|6498

last year in our office building a window cleaner fell 7 stories and lived , but he was in the hospital for 10 months

2007-04-19 05:15:39

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Braddock: Agitator; +916|6566|Éire

If it were Americans who died this thread would be engulfed with the usual "how can you be so heartless, these people had families ....etc. etc." comments in response to the jokes and light hearted remarks being made here. Thank God the Chinese aren't real people eh?

I'm sitting opposite my Chinese mates in class while typing this, hope they can't see my screen!

P.S. Maybe the workers at that factory were trying to kill a xenomorph alien in an elaborate trap?

Last edited by Braddock (2007-04-19 05:20:16)

2007-04-19 05:51:56

#16

joker3327: =IBF2=; +305|6874|Cheshire. UK

CameronPoe wrote:
That's gotta hurt.

At that Temp ...they would not feel a thing ..they would have been vapourised

2007-04-19 05:53:24

#17

joker3327: =IBF2=; +305|6874|Cheshire. UK

Braddock wrote:
If it were Americans who died this thread would be engulfed with the usual "how can you be so heartless, these people had families ....etc. etc." comments in response to the jokes and light hearted remarks being made here. Thank God the Chinese aren't real people eh?

I'm sitting opposite my Chinese mates in class while typing this, hope they can't see my screen!

P.S. Maybe the workers at that factory were trying to kill a xenomorph alien in an elaborate trap?

hey sounds like a good Idea for a Movie!!! (sarc)

2007-04-19 13:31:27

#18

HeimdalX: Member; +37|6927

Braddock wrote:
If it were Americans who died this thread would be engulfed with the usual "how can you be so heartless, these people had families ....etc. etc." comments in response to the jokes and light hearted remarks being made here. Thank God the Chinese aren't real people eh?

Yeah, I wonder what the other billion will do now

2007-04-19 14:26:15

#19

Hunter/Jumper: Member; +117|6630

Molten steel dosn't kill people, people kill people. the right to keep and heat steel shall not be infringed.

2007-04-19 15:25:21

#20

konfusion: mostly afk; +480|6826|CH/BR - in UK

Cougar wrote:
I bet China purchased that steel legally from the steel dealer. I think China should implement stricter steel laws or ban steel altogether.

hahaha - not. Steel has a purpose. Guns don't. Don't bring things from other threads into this. This has nothing to do with that.

On another note, actually addressing the topic, I think they should probably renew their facility. It's terrible that a thing such as this has happened, and there's nothing worse in a tragedy than having no one to blame but yourself (in this case the company).

-konfusion

2007-04-19 15:31:09

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nader0717: Member; +0|6494

HeimdalX wrote:
Braddock wrote:
If it were Americans who died this thread would be engulfed with the usual "how can you be so heartless, these people had families ....etc. etc." comments in response to the jokes and light hearted remarks being made here. Thank God the Chinese aren't real people eh?
Yeah, I wonder what the other billion will do now

I wish I could give you Karma

2007-04-19 15:31:31

#22

SGT_Squirtle: Member; +13|6992

enemy molten steel spotted!

2007-04-19 15:34:41

#23

LT.Victim: Member; +1,175|6839|British Columbia, Canada

Sucks to be the clean-up crew...

2007-04-19 16:02:42

#24

XanKrieger: iLurk; +60|6934|South West England

CameronPoe wrote:
That's gotta hurt.

No shit

2007-04-19 16:04:57

#25

XanKrieger: iLurk; +60|6934|South West England

PureFodder wrote:
Cougar wrote:
I bet China purchased that steel legally from the steel dealer. I think China should implement stricter steel laws or ban steel altogether.
Never! Every person has the right to defend their home with a 25 tonne crucible of molten steel. You can pour it on criminals when they come up the stairs, kind of like in Home Alone, but with more horrifying pain, screaming and death.

roflmao +1 that made my day

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