Rowers competing in dragon boat races on the Fulu River in Changhua County got a big fright when they saw bubbles coming out of a tarmac road.
“It’s very scary. I’m afraid there could be a replay of the Kaohsiung gas explosions.” Rowers taking part in the dragon boat races said that this section of road was normally only used by vehicles, but because there were races happening on the Fulu River, a section of the road had been closed off for rowers and event personnel to walk along, and early in the morning on Aug. 29 someone noticed that the road was emitting bubbles.
The frightened rower quickly reported the matter, and firefighters went to the scene to test for gases, but their gas detectors did not find anything unusual. Next, people at the scene used traffic cones to cordon off a warning zone. The bubbles emanated from three **patches** of road with a total area of about one ping (3.3m2), but by midday there were no more bubbles to be seen.
Photo: Liu Hsiao-hsin, Liberty Times
照片:自由時報記者劉曉欣
The Changhua county government said that it was initially excluding methane, carbon monoxide and flammable gases. As to whether there was any other explanation, it would work with relevant departments to further investigate the matter.
(Liberty Times, translated by Julian Clegg)
柏油路會冒泡泡?嚇壞在彰化縣福鹿溪參加競技龍舟的划船選手。
「好嚇人,很怕高雄氣爆重演。」參加競技龍舟的選手表示,這段路面平日只有車輛行駛,因為在福鹿溪比賽,所以封閉局部路段供選手與大會人員通行,選手八月二十九日一早就發現馬路在冒泡。
嚇壞的選手連忙通報,消防人員到場進行氣體偵測,用氣體偵測器並沒有發現狀況,隨後現場人員以交通錐圍起警戒範圍。泡泡路面有三小區塊,總面積約為一坪,但冒泡泡情況到中午就不再復見。
福鹿溪南側道路為一四四縣道。彰化縣政府表示,初步排除是沼氣、一氧化碳與可燃性氣體。是否有其它原因,將會同相關單位進一步調查。
(自由時報記者劉曉欣)
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