On the morning of June 30, the emergency drill of the first-storage tank leak fire
accident in Yunnan Refined Oil Pipeline was held in Kunming Branch of PetroChina
Southwest Pipeline.
The emergency drill was jointly held by the Anning Municipal Government and the
Kunming Branch of PetroChina Southwest Pipeline. The drill was simulated when the
50,000-square-meter diesel storage tank of the first station of Anning carried out oil
collections, due to the failure of the liquid level monitoring high and low interlocking
device during, it was resulted in failure of the floating plate seal and overflow of the
product oil from the tank top vent. After the accident, the Kunming branch and the
Anning Municipal Government, Yunnan Petrochemical, Northwest Sales and other
departments and units quickly responded and coordinated, and finally successfully
handled this major safety production accident. They used oil absorbent pads and
oil skimmer for absorbing and recovering oil.