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Methane explosion accidents of tunnels in SW China

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Pages 667-677 | Received 29 May 2018, Accepted 21 Oct 2018, Published online: 22 Jan 2019

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Figure 1. Location of three methane explosions.

Figure 1. Location of three methane explosions.

Figure 2. Sketch map of explosion.

Figure 2. Sketch map of explosion.

Figure 3. Disaster situation of QSY tunnel: (a) Coal strata where QSY tunnel. Sources: http://dsb.gzdsw.com; (b) Tunnel portal after accident. Sources: http://hnrb.hinews.cn; (c) Rescue operation. Sources: http://www.chinanews.com; (d) Rescue vehicle. Sources: http://www.chinanews.com; (e) Rescue operation. Sources: http://www.chinanews.com; (f) Rescue operation. Sources: http://www.chinanews.com

Figure 3. Disaster situation of QSY tunnel: (a) Coal strata where QSY tunnel. Sources: http://dsb.gzdsw.com; (b) Tunnel portal after accident. Sources: http://hnrb.hinews.cn; (c) Rescue operation. Sources: http://www.chinanews.com; (d) Rescue vehicle. Sources: http://www.chinanews.com; (e) Rescue operation. Sources: http://www.chinanews.com; (f) Rescue operation. Sources: http://www.chinanews.com

Figure 4. Rescue plan.

Figure 4. Rescue plan.

Figure 5. Disaster situation of WWL tunnel: (a) The smoke rising from the explosion. Sources: http://image.baidu.com; (b) Scene of the explosion. Sources: http://www.bjd.com.cn; (c) Machines destroyed by an explosion. Sources: http://www.bjd.com.cn; (d) Houses destroyed by an explosion. Sources: http://e.chengdu.cn; (e) Prepared emergency equipment. Sources: http://news.youth.cn; (f) Rescue scene. Sources: http://www.chinanews.com.

Figure 5. Disaster situation of WWL tunnel: (a) The smoke rising from the explosion. Sources: http://image.baidu.com; (b) Scene of the explosion. Sources: http://www.bjd.com.cn; (c) Machines destroyed by an explosion. Sources: http://www.bjd.com.cn; (d) Houses destroyed by an explosion. Sources: http://e.chengdu.cn; (e) Prepared emergency equipment. Sources: http://news.youth.cn; (f) Rescue scene. Sources: http://www.chinanews.com.

Figure 6. Location of methane explosion.

Figure 6. Location of methane explosion.

Figure 7. Disaster situation of DJS tunnel: (a) Tunnel portal. Sources: http://www.xinhua.org/; (b) Template trolley impacted by explosion. Sources: (c) Damaged truck. Sources: http://www.xinhua.org/; (d) Damaged truck. Sources: http://www.xinhua.org/; (e) Set cordon. Sources: http://www.xinhuanet.com/; (f) Rescue vehicle. Sources: http://fzsb.hinews.cn/.

Figure 7. Disaster situation of DJS tunnel: (a) Tunnel portal. Sources: http://www.xinhua.org/; (b) Template trolley impacted by explosion. Sources: (c) Damaged truck. Sources: http://www.xinhua.org/; (d) Damaged truck. Sources: http://www.xinhua.org/; (e) Set cordon. Sources: http://www.xinhuanet.com/; (f) Rescue vehicle. Sources: http://fzsb.hinews.cn/.