It's really a good thing but not a bad thing. Just as the thoughts of Deng Haining and others flashed across their heads, several more people ran out of the mine below.
As soon as these people came out, they shouted in panic: "Oh no, the water is running out..."
Realizing that an accident really happened underground, the expressions of Deng Haining and Deputy Director Wang changed.
Although most of the miners have evacuated in time, there are still people below.
The situation underground is unknown now, and I don’t know what their current situation is.
Deng Haining immediately said: "Captain Yang, count the number of people again. We must find out how many people are below!"
"yes!"
"Chief Ma, please contact several other wells immediately and ask them about the situation there, whether there is any water coming out of the well, and whether all personnel have been evacuated to the well!" Deng Haining said again.
"yes!"
"Order the rescue team to rush here immediately and prepare for underground rescue!"
"yes!"
As Mine Director Deng issued the order, everyone quickly took action.
Soon, Captain Yang finished counting the number of people, and there were still 22 people who had not come up.
Since the situation underground was unclear, Captain Yang requested to go down to the mine to check the situation in person, but was rejected by Deng Haining.
Although water penetration accidents are not as tragic as gas explosions or other mining disasters, they are still very troublesome.
The reason why Captain Yang was not allowed to go down to check the situation was mainly because harmful gases might come out after the water penetrated. If people went down rashly, something could easily happen.
Even if you want to go down, you must wear protective equipment.
Fortunately, as a large iron mine, these commonly used protective equipment are available at the mine.
Soon, the temporarily formed rescue team brought some rescue equipment, including gas masks and single-person oxygen bottles.
Captain Yang once again took the initiative to ask for help, and this time mine manager Deng did not stop him.
Instead, he was asked to put on protective equipment, then fasten a safety rope, and go down the well with two other physically fit miners.
When Captain Yang and others went down to the well to investigate, everyone on the well was having a hard time. After all, the lives of dozens of people were at stake.
Fortunately, good news came from several other mines at this time. Those wells were all fine, and all the personnel were evacuated to the mines.
After more than half an hour, a miner who went down came back and reported the following situation.
According to their investigation, the location of the water leakage was 180 meters underground.
The amount of water is not very large for the time being, but the hole is still growing. It is estimated that the miners penetrated the fault water during their operations.
Since the water output was not very large, Captain Yang and another comrade continued to check the situation downwards and searched for other trapped persons. He was sent back to report the situation.
After learning about the situation underground, Deng Haining immediately ordered the rescue team to cut off the power supply underground and prepare water pumping equipment.
Among all coal mine safety accidents, although the survival rate of those in danger of water penetration accidents is likely to be higher, it is still a race against death, and the difficulty is not small.
As an old miner, Deng Haining knows very well that the biggest difficulty in rescuing people trapped underground may be the word "rob".
Seize time and react quickly to gain the greatest chance of rescue.
When saving lives, every accurate judgment and every on-the-spot operation are critical moments when facing life and death.
Fortunately, he had personally participated in the rescue work of many water leakage accidents before, and knew that in such accidents, efforts should be made to speed up the drainage. As long as the drainage is fast enough and timely, it is possible to give the trapped people underground a chance to survive.
Soon, the rescue team mobilized several water pumps and then went deep into the mine to drain the water.
However, the drainage equipment here has not yet reached the depths of the mine. The miner who went down with Captain Yang just now came back.
This time he brought back very bad news to everyone, that is, the water output suddenly increased significantly, and a large number of tunnels under the mine were flooded.
Upon hearing the news, everyone present fell silent.
There are now a total of 23 people in the well, including Captain Yang.
If water cannot be drained in time, their lives will be in danger.
Moreover, judging from the current situation, this is obviously a very large mining accident.
At this time, Deputy Director Wang, who had been silent, spoke up: "Now I propose to immediately set up a mine emergency rescue command team on the spot. I will be the leader, Comrade Deng Haining will be the deputy leader, and Comrade Zhong Hai, Comrade Ma Yingyuan, and Comrade Zhang Qunchao will serve as the team leader." ..Comrade Deng Haining is now fully responsible for on-site rescue!"
However, the situation at the scene did not improve with the establishment of the rescue command team, but instead became worse.
Off the court, Zhou Yang was also in a heavy mood.
He did not step forward to help, partly because he was not from the mine, and he could easily be misunderstood if he stepped forward rashly.
On the other hand, he saw that mine director Deng handled the matter decisively and professionally, and he could not do much to help even in the past.
But now that so many people are trapped underground and their lives are in danger at any time, Zhou Yang can't help but worry about them.
After all, those people are all living beings, and each one represents the backbone of a family.
If something happens to them, the sky in their home will collapse!
In addition, the leaders of the mine are now busy rescuing people. Zhou Yang and others cannot dismantle the machinery and equipment at this time, not to mention they don't have the tools.
So Zhou Yang could only sit on the outside with Li Guoqiang and others like other miners.
Watch the rescue team rescue and hope for a miracle to happen!
But the miracle did not happen. Not only were the 22 trapped miners not rescued, Captain Yang, who went down to check the situation, was also trapped underground.
At nine o'clock in the evening, it had been more than three and a half hours since the water leakage accident occurred.
At this time, the rescue team had risked their lives and went down the mine three times. Apart from being sure that the trapped miners were still alive, there was still no way to rescue them.
On the contrary, the water outlet under the well is larger, and it seems that there is more than one place where water comes out.
The situation is getting more and more complicated!
Outside the mine, everyone was in a very anxious mood and worried about the trapped miners below.
You know, underground rescue is a race against death. Once the best rescue time is missed, the success rate of rescue will plummet.
At twelve o'clock in the evening, it had been more than six hours since the accident occurred.
At this time, all the pumping equipment in the mine had been used, and a large amount of turbid muddy water was pumped up, forming a small river outside the mine.
So much water still hasn't drained away the water in the mine, and everyone's faces are extremely ugly.
Just when Mine Manager Deng and others were hesitating whether to bring in a few more water pumps, bad news came from the underground again. The value of underground gas was rising continuously, and the problem was getting more and more serious.
"Report, the underground gas concentration has reached 3%!"
After hearing the news, Deng Haining, Zhong Hai and others were desperate.
The gas concentration has actually reached 3%. This means that a spark, a collision of a wire, or even the friction of clothes may cause an explosion!
For a time, Deng Haining and others were in a dilemma and faced a dilemma.
If the water is not drained out in time, the miners may drown at any time or suffocate due to excessive gas concentration.
However, if drainage is accelerated, a gas explosion may occur at any time!
In an instant, everyone at the scene was silent, not knowing how to deal with it.
At this moment, Zhou Yang stood up and walked towards the location of the rescue command team...
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