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XCEL ENERGY HYDROELECTRIC PLANT PENSTOCK FIRE (Five Dead, Three Injured) 赛尔能源水力发电厂地下管道火灾 （5死3伤） 1 The Incident At approximately 1:55 p.m., on Tuesday, October 2, 2007, a flash fire ignited at the sprayer in the immediate vicinity of the base hopper while the contractors were flushing the system with MEK. An RPI contractor was circulating the MEK from the base hopper through the pump, discharging the solvent back into the hopper through a nylon hose. At the time of the ignition, the contractor was holding the end of the hose equipped with a metal fitting inside the base hopper; he reported witnessing the initial flash arising from the interior of the hopper. The burning solvent forcefully erupted from the hopper and sprayed onto the contractor and the surrounding area. The flash fire caught the contractor‘s sleeve on fire and quickly engulfed the buckets of MEK. Another contractor, who left the work area to retrieve portable fans to help dissipate the strong MEK odor, was about 40-50 feet (12-15 meters) from the sprayer when the fire ignited. Two others, on their way out of the penstock to retrieve more MEK, heard a loud rumble; they turned in the direction of the noise and saw a flash of fire that seemed to roll toward them. These eyewitnesses reported that the fire appeared to come from the base hopper. 1、突发事件 2007年10月2日，星期二，大约下午1点55分，承包商工作人员在用甲基乙基酮冲洗系统时，紧邻喷雾器底座的加料斗被引燃。承包商RPI公司的工人用泵从基座加料斗抽吸甲基乙基酮，再通过尼龙软管将溶剂返回到加料斗。燃料被点燃时，他正手持与底座加料斗内的金属配件相连的软管尾端；他报告说亲眼目睹了料斗内部产生的初始闪光。燃烧的溶剂从料斗中飞溅到工人身上及周边区域。火焰引燃了承包商工人的袖子，并迅速吞没甲基乙基酮存储桶。火灾发生时，另一名承包商工人大约距离喷雾器40-50英尺（12-15米），他离开工作区去取便携式风扇来帮助驱散强烈的甲基乙基酮气味。另外两名工人正在去取甲基乙基酮的路上，听到了巨大的隆隆声；他们向噪声方向转身后，看到火焰正在接近他们。这些目击者报告说火焰看上去像是从基座加料斗开始的。 This rapidly growing fire separated the contractors who were standing on either side of the equipment. The five contractors who were on the far side of the sprayer found their exit blocked by the fire and were unable to escape. The trapped men shouted for fire extinguishers. 迅速扩大的火势隔离了站在设备两边的工人。距离喷雾器较远的五名工人发现他们的出