The largest national defense emergency rescue drill in 10 years was held
On June 5, 2014, Xining Caojiabao Airport held the largest national defense emergency rescue drill in 10 years. Xining Airport *** carried out four drill subjects: fire extinguishing, medical first aid, road maintenance, and navigation lighting maintenance, including explosive discharge drills. Airport explosion-proof survey team members rode in vehicles carrying explosion-proof facilities, and bomb discharge engineers confirmed along the way Conduct reconnaissance of safe routes and search for unexploded bombs. It is reported that the passenger throughput of Xining Caojiabao Airport has reached nearly 4 million, making it the largest civilian airport on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
An explosion occurred in the parking lot
At 1:45 pm on July 15, 2014, an explosion occurred in the parking lot of Xining Caojiabao Airport. According to preliminary understanding, the explosive object was placed in A janitor was injured when the trash can exploded in the corner of the parking lot and has been sent to the hospital for treatment. Armed police, public security, and riot police cordoned off the scene, and all vehicles in the parking lot were removed. It is also understood that flights taking off and landing at Xining Airport are normal.
At 1:42 a.m. on July 17, 2014, the Public Security Bureau of Xining Caojiabao Airport announced that after nearly 30 hours of careful police investigation, the cause of the "7.15" explosion at Xining Caojiabao Airport has been determined. It was determined that the explosives were accidentally detonated by two discarded fireworks cannons.
According to investigation, at about 13:00 on the 15th, passengers Zhang and Han casually took two damaged fireworks cannons together while cleaning the items in the car in the ground parking lot of the airport T2 terminal. Dispose of other garbage to nearby trash cans. At 13:45, while cleaning garbage at the scene, airport cleaner Zhong mistakenly swept two fireworks cannons together with unextinguished cigarette butts, and accidentally exploded, causing contusions and lacerations on the inner skin of his left calf.