Scholars in the courtyard

well!

After hearing this, Mr. Xia sighed, got up and came to the office directly.

Yang Xiaotao and others followed.

Everyone felt uneasy.

When the new technology was first implemented, some people doubted the safety of oxygen top blowing.

Especially factories that had previously disagreed were not optimistic about this technology.

Later, Hongxing Iron and Steel Works successfully experimented and demonstrated the benefits of oxygen top-blown converters with facts, and only then did the opposition fall away.

But now, if an explosion proves that there is a safety hazard in the oxygen top-blown converter, then the newly emerging converter steelmaking industry may sink.

Thinking of this, Yang Xiaotao felt filled with panic.

In the office, Mr. Xia stepped forward and picked up the phone.

"Old Huang! I, Lao Xia. Yes, I am here at the machinery factory, talking about this matter."

"He's here too."

"Okay, got it! We'll leave right away!"

Mr. Xia hung up the phone, glanced at the people behind him, and finally looked at Yang Xiaotao, "The fire in the steel plant has been put out, and the on-site personnel are cleaning up the scene. The higher authorities have requested that an accident investigation team be formed."

"You find two comrades from the steel mill to join us. Call them now and set off immediately."

Yang Xiaotao nodded immediately after hearing this. He also wanted to see what caused the explosion!

Immediately pick up the phone and start dialing.

Mr. Xia looked at Liu Huaimin and said, "Comrade Huaimin, compile a copy of your factory's safety management manual and give it to Director Liu."

"Chief, is it all factories?"

"Yes, including machinery plants, chemical plants, and steel plants, all of them!"

Mr. Xia said to Director Liu again, "Put it together as soon as possible and send it to the factories below."

"Yes, understand."

"Comrade Yang Youning!"

"Chief."

"This accident is a wake-up call for us. The safety of people's property and the country's property must be taken seriously. You must use this incident to make the strings in the hearts of all workers collapse!"

"No one should take safety issues lightly!"

"yes!"

At the time arranged by Mr. Xia, Yang Xiaotao had already hung up the phone, "Chief, there are three people at the steel plant, two technicians and a master, waiting to set off!"

Yang Xiaotao did not explain on the phone, but just asked An Zhongsheng and Li Junming to put down their work and wait for the car to pick them up.

"Okay, you arrange for someone to pick them up, and we'll go directly there first."

"yes!"

Yang Xiaotao and Liu Huaimin nodded and left quickly.

Stone Mountain Steel Works.

After the flames were extinguished, there was flowing water everywhere on the ground, as well as cooled iron slides, slag and black iron pieces scattered everywhere.

Not far away, a boiler with one third of it removed lay crooked on the ground.

A few dozen meters next to it were scattered rubble and tiles.

There used to be a house there.

The surrounding steel frames were burnt black, and there were dents and twists in many places. It looked like they had been damaged a lot.

Outside, the firefighters were tiredly rolling up the water pipes. The ground was wet. When the cold wind blew, the parts of the body that were wet by the water felt cold.

Everyone at the scene had a look of disgrace on their faces.

It snowed a few days ago, and under the sudden high temperature, it also turned into snow, making the ground even more muddy.

A group of workers sat on the ground, leaning on each other, unable to move despite being covered in mud and water.

In the crisis just now, they risked their lives to rescue the machine. Fortunately, no one's life was in danger, but burns abounded.

Even so, he still looked at the exploded workshop with sadness and anger on his face.

Some people even had tears in their eyes.

The nurses around were running around carrying mud in their arms. Sometimes they heard orders to get things, and sometimes they wanted to help with operations.

Some people bandaged everyone and went upstairs, with sadness on their faces.

They witnessed the disaster with their own eyes, and also saw their accomplices struggling after being engulfed in flames.

There are also people close to them who can't stop wailing, which makes them feel like a knife.

A figure was kneeling in the mud, his eyes as dull as rotten wood.

"How could this happen, how could this happen!"

The middle-aged man pinched the soil under his feet, his face full of pain.

He kept mumbling as if he couldn't believe what he was seeing.

In just an instant, he went from the human world to hell, from the glory he was about to embrace to the current embarrassment and unspeakable pain.

"Director!"

There was a person coming from behind, his face was dark, there were a few holes in his clothes, and there were burn marks all around.

There were a few workers beside him, all looking like normal people!

Seeing the middle-aged factory director looking like this, the visitor could only step forward and pull him up.

The middle-aged man was still mumbling, as if he was in a nightmare and wanted to wake up.

It wasn't until he was pulled up that he came back to his senses!

"Director!"

"The leader of the working group is here"

When the middle-aged man heard this, his body trembled.

"okay, I get it."

Finally, the middle-aged factory director spoke, making the visitor feel relieved.

"This time, I will not shy away from the responsibility I bear. You will tell the truth when the time comes and you are not allowed to hide anything."

"Director!"

Several people spoke hurriedly, and the leader even said, "Director, we are just working together, we are all from the Metallurgical Bureau..."

"Old Ding, stop talking!"

The middle-aged factory director stretched out his hand to stop and looked at the people on the other side who were being watched by the factory security department. Their faces were also pale!

"I'm responsible for this."

The middle-aged factory director seemed to have gained strength and walked quickly to the door.

well!

There were sighs behind him.

At the door, Yang Xiaotao got out of the car and followed Mr. Xia.

On the way, he learned that Mr. Xia was the deputy leader of the investigation team, and the team leader was directly appointed and was higher than Mr. Huang.

Now, the two of them are waiting at the door.

Just looking inside through the door, medical vehicles passed by from time to time, rushing towards the hospital.

After a while, An Zhongsheng, Li Junming and a senior master named Sun Youtian came over.

An Zhongsheng turned pale and realized something. As soon as he came, he asked Yang Xiaotao what was going on.

Yang Xiaotao said briefly, and the three of them were silent when they heard the words.

"I'll be there soon. I must check it out."

An Zhongsheng and the other three nodded vigorously.

This is not only a task, but also related to the future safety of their steel plant.

After waiting for a while, another deputy team leader also came.

The difference is that he has brought many soldiers with him. As soon as he arrives, he will take over the work of protecting workers in the steel plant.

Mr. Xia stepped forward, and Yang Xiaotao quickly followed.

"Lao Zhang, I didn't expect you to come."

Mr. Zhang was wearing an emerald green military uniform. Seeing that there was no extra color on Mr. Xia's face, he just nodded and said, "The bosses attach great importance to it this time and I have to come."

"Um!"

After saying that, the two of them continued to wait aside.

After a while, several cars came from a distance.

First a car stopped, and a thin old man walked out of it. He had small eyes, a small nose, and a pair of big ears. He looked a little serious.

There were many people behind him, obviously investigators of the accident.

Yang Xiaotao took one look and recognized this person.

After all, a lot of photos were taken on the city gate tower last time, and Liu Huaimin and the others were asked to take several of them. Of course, the price was to introduce the names of the people to him.

This leader, whose surname is Chen, is one of the few people in the country who has a lofty vision for economic construction.

"Chief."

"lead!"

Mr. Xia and Mr. Zhang immediately stepped forward, and the old man nodded.

"Everyone is here?"

"We're all here."

"Go in and have a look."

The old man walked inside first, with Yang Xiaotao following behind Xia Lao.

When you walk into the scene, you can feel the burnt smell in the air.

Anyone who has been on the battlefield knows the origin of this smell.

"Chief! Leader!"

The first person came from the opposite side. He was wet all over, and his hair was singed and curled together.

"me"

The visitor wanted to say something, but couldn't. Suddenly, a seven-foot-old man suddenly squatted on the ground and started crying.

When the workers who followed behind him saw this, they also felt sad, and many of them had red eyes.

Mr. Chen did not help him, but looked at the "workers" lined up in a row on the side, covered with white cloths. These were the ones who had left their bodies, and there were even more people approaching them. Not even a trace of ashes was left behind.

Not far away, workers who were resting stood up one after another when they saw this scene. They supported each other and slowly gathered around.

"Chief, I don't care about Factory Director Wang."

"Yes, leader, Factory Manager Wang is at the front, he"

"The boiler was not refitted properly and the oxygen exploded. Director Wang is not to blame."

Everyone begged for Factory Director Wang's mercy, but it made the crying man even more uncomfortable.

"Get up and cry, have you forgotten your duty?"

Mr. Chen scolded, and Factory Manager Wang quickly got up, but his face was still painful.

"Everyone, let's go get some rest."

Mr. Chen waved his hand, and when everyone saw this, they left one after another.

After everyone dispersed, the investigation team headed to the explosion site.

Mr. Zhang asked people to isolate the surrounding area, and Mr. Xia glanced at Yang Xiaotao.

Immediately, Yang Xiaotao and the impatient An Zhongsheng entered the explosion area and began to inspect.

As for Mr. Chen and the others, they arranged for people to interrogate people from the steel plant and the Metallurgical Bureau.

"An Gong, look here."

Master Sun Youtian pointed to the exploded boiler and said, "Look at the thickness. The thickness of the fireproof bricks used here is one-third less than the required thickness."

An Zhongsheng glanced at it, then touched the fireproof bricks that were still warm with his hands, and pulled off a few pieces from the side. It was really like this.

At this time, other people also discovered something was wrong here, and quickly listed this place as one of the suspicious points.

Yang Xiaotao and Ding Junming came to the oxygen storage room to check the situation.

"Mr. Yang, look at this."

"They were all blown up like this. Something is obviously wrong."

Yang Xiaotao took it and took a look. He saw that this steel transportation pipe was half an inch thick. Not to mention its sturdiness, it could definitely resist ordinary flame erosion.

Being blown up like this is definitely not an ordinary explosion.

Yang Xiaotao knows that pure oxygen is not a flammable gas. Its function is to support combustion.

Therefore, when pure oxygen encounters an open flame, it will only prolong the burning time of the open flame and will not be ignited by the open flame.

But when the combustible material is ignited, there is no guarantee that combustion and explosion will not occur.

"Go ask about the design and construction here."

"yes."

After a while, the steel plant technicians who received the instructions came. Yang Xiaotao handed the pipe over and asked him to introduce what the oxygen storage room looked like before it was bombed.

The person who came knew the seriousness of the matter and did not hide it.

He immediately said that this place was supervised by the Metallurgical Bureau, and there were a row of tanks containing pure oxygen inside. After the experiment started, the staff connected a power pump to the pipe, and then aligned the pure oxygen tank with the pipe mouth. , just turn on the switch.

Yang Xiaotao and An Zhongsheng looked at each other and saw the worry in their eyes.

This method looks similar to that of the Red Star Steel Factory, but in fact, it is very different.

What is used here is pure oxygen, which is a gas.

When the power pump drives liquid oxygen, it uses air.

In other words, what enters the furnace is not pure oxygen, but a certain amount of air mixed with it.

Under the high temperature of the converter, it is easy to cause an explosion.

The two took note of the situation and then continued to investigate.

Everyone continued to inspect the situation at the scene. If someone found any doubts, they classified them and wrote them down, waiting for questioning.

At about four o'clock in the evening, the sky had darkened, and the sky was once again covered with dark clouds.

After everyone had finished checking, they immediately came to the temporary headquarters of the investigation team.

Everyone took an Erhe noodle steamed bun, ate just this pickle, and immediately started a meeting.

At the meeting, the staff around Mr. Chen recounted the situation from the workers’ mouths.

Basically, they know the same thing as Yang Xiaotao.

However, there is some discrepancy in that before this experiment, they did not test the modified converter in advance.

Director Wang of the steel plant mentioned this to the Metallurgical Bureau, but the people from the Metallurgical Bureau did not agree.

Later, during the experiment, when the boiler was blowing oxygen, there was a bursting sound inside, and then the slag at the bottom of the furnace exploded violently for some reason, and then the top of the boiler began to burn, and it became more and more fierce.

Eventually, there was an explosion.

When the staff finished explaining the situation, the surroundings were quiet.

Mr. Xia and Mr. Zhang looked at each other and didn't know what to say.