Self-rescue of a miner in the mine accident in Hengyang, Hunan Province

380 meters underground, 1,500 meters away from the wellhead, and crawling for more than 3 hours... During the major gas explosion accident at the Xialiu Chong Coal Mine in Hengyang City, Hunan Province, miners Liu Shengli climbed out of the air outlet 8 hours after the accident and created a miracle of life.

At 18:10 on the 29th, Liu Shengli, who was playing drills at 380 meters underground, found dust in the air. With more than 20 years of experience in downhole operations, he realized that there might be a problem. He called two teammates on his way to go up the laneway. He also called another teammate nearby.

About 330 meters down the road, the teammates in front fell suddenly. Liu Shengli shuddered in his heart. "It's bad! The poison gas is coming down from above!" He retired a few steps back and he immediately remembered the emergency knowledge he learned. Quickly wear the self-rescuer that you carry and take oxygen.

Considering that the oxygen of the self-rescuer lasts for 30 to 40 minutes, Liu Shengli rushed to the refuge chamber at 360 meters underground and found that the ventilation line had been damaged by the gas explosion. He could only wait in the refuge chamber and wait. Rescue.

There was only one bottle of oxygen left in the refuge chamber, and Liu Shengli decided to find his way out. “After the door was opened, I looked up and found that the firewood in the lane was moving and windy!” Liu Shengli knew that the ventilation of the mine had returned to normal, and the poison gas should have dispersed, so he brought the last bottle of oxygen. Go back to the outlet.

Finally, he was out of the air, the lights were shining not far, and he was saved.

On the morning of the 31st, a doctor from the Third Hospital of Nanhua University in Hengyang City told reporters that Liu Shengli had basically no problems with his body and he needed to rest properly.

The safety of coal mine production is of the utmost importance. In the event of an unexpected accident, we must calmly and intelligently respond. Do not be alarmed. Do a good job of protecting measures or waiting for rescue or finding an opportunity to escape!