17
日午前、
大阪 堺市の
沿岸部に
あるENEOSの
石油精製工場で、
石油を
精製する
過程で
出る有毒な
硫化水素の
ガスが
漏れる事故があり、ガスを
吸った
従業員の
男性3
人が
搬送され、
このうち1
人が
死亡しました。
On the morning of the 17th, at an ENEOS oil refinery located on the coast of Sakai City, Osaka, there was an accident in which toxic hydrogen sulfide gas, produced during the oil refining process, leaked. Three male employees who inhaled the gas were taken to the hospital, and one of them has died.
17日午前10時ごろ、堺市西区築港浜寺町にある石油元売り最大手 ENEOSの石油精製工場「堺製油所」で、「敷地内の配管でガス漏れが起き、従業員が倒れている」と消防に通報がありました。
Around 10 a.m. on the 17th, the fire department received a report that there is a gas leak from a pipe on the premises and an employee has collapsed at ENEOSs Sakai Refinery, the largest petroleum refiners plant located in Chikkou Hamadera-cho, Nishi Ward, Sakai City.
消防車など17台が出動して救助活動にあたり、ガスが漏れ出した周辺で倒れるなどしていた従業員の男性3人を救助しました。
Seventeen vehicles, including fire engines, were dispatched for rescue operations, and three male employees who had collapsed near the area where gas was leaking were rescued.
3人は病院に搬送されましたが、警察によりますとこのうち男性1人の死亡が確認されたということです。
Three people were taken to the hospital, but according to the police, it has been confirmed that one of the men has died.
ほかの2人は意識障害があるということです。
The other two are said to have impaired consciousness.
警察によりますと、石油を精製する過程で発生する有毒な硫化水素のガスが何らかの原因で配管のつなぎ目から漏れ出ていたということで、搬送された3人は配管の点検作業中にガスを吸ったということです。
According to the police, toxic hydrogen sulfide gas, which is produced during the process of refining oil, leaked from a pipe joint for some reason, and the three people who were taken to the hospital inhaled the gas while inspecting the pipes.
警察が、ガスが漏れ出した原因や安全管理の状況など詳しく調べています。
The police are investigating in detail the cause of the gas leak and the state of safety management.