The bathroom glass door of a five-star hotel suddenly burst, injuring two boys and possibly leaving sequelae!

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Huizhou, GuangdongOne ​​five-star hotel

Bathroom glass door \”Burst\”

Message to two boys injured

Attract the attention of netizens

According to Southern Metropolis Daily, Ms. Pan checked into the hotel with her parents, 7-year-old son Liangliang (pseudonym) and 7-year-old nephew Jingjing (pseudonym) on the afternoon of July 25.

The boy suffered a head injury and was bleeding (provided by the interviewee)

At about 8 o\’clock that night, two After the children took a bath in the bathtub, they went to the shower room to rinse off the foam. Liangliang entered the shower room first, while Jingjing waited outside the door. Suddenly, there was a loud noise, followed by the cry of children. Ms. Pan looked back and saw that the glass door of the shower room had burst, fragments were scattered on the floor, and the two children were bleeding from the wounds.

Ms. Pan panicked and quickly used clothes and towels to stop the children\’s bleeding, and urgently called hotel staff to help send the children to Huizhou First People\’s Hospital for treatment.

The hospital’s diagnosis results show,Jingjing suffered multiple injuries, multiple skin lacerations and tendon injuries throughout her body. The operation lasted from 8:30 that night to about 11 o\’clock that night , the bleeding was successfully stopped and debridement and suturing were completed. The family was told by the doctor,The child\’s tendon rupture may leave sequelae. Currently, the two children have been discharged from the hospital and go home to recuperate.

Liangliang said that the cause of the accident was that he pushed the door open after washingWhen he came out, the glass door of the shower room suddenly burst.

Hand wounds (provided by interviewee)

July 28, reporter It was learned from the relevant person in charge of the hotel involved that after the hotel staff sent the injured to the hospital that night,All the medical expenses for that night were paid in advance, and the subsequent treatment expenses will also be borne. At present, the hotel has reported the relevant situation to the government department, and the specific cause of the broken glass is under further investigation.

Introduction from the above person in charge,The tempered glass door of the hotel bathroom does not have an explosion-proof film. This is the first time that the glass has burst in the past 20 years since its opening.We are consulting professional construction personnel to understand the glass Please wait for the relevant government departments to adjust the situation. After the investigation results come out, the hotel will handle and make rectifications in accordance with laws and regulations. The person in charge said that the hotel was renovated in 2019 and has been undergoing irregular maintenance and renovation in recent years. The hotel attaches great importance to the safety of facilities, and the safety factors of in-store facilities are also high.

In addition, the reporter learned from the local market supervision and management department that the competent authorities have intervened. The dispute between the two parties is still being further processed, and the cause of the glass breakage is still under investigation.

The bathroom glass door suddenly burst

Injury incident Quite a few

In January 2024, when Mr. Zhang from Harbin, Heilongjiang, and his family traveled to Sanya, Hainan, the glass door of the hotel bathroom suddenly burst, and his wife was injured in multiple places. Scratches, the tendons of the thumb and the tendons of the left wrist were severed

On July 25, 2023, Ms. Meng traveled to Liuzhou, Guangxi. After returning to the hotel in the early morning, when her 9-year-old daughter was taking a bath in the bathroom, there was a sudden \”bang\” sound, and all the bathroom glass doors burst, causing her daughter\’s right hand to rupture. Two tendons connecting the index finger are broken

Why does tempered glass self-explode?

Tempered glass under certain conditions (If the temperature drops suddenly) self-explosion may occur because the nickel sulfide in the glass undergoes a phase change, causing the tempered glass to Volume expansion stress imbalance leads to explosion, and some literature also points out that it is self-explosion caused by elemental silicon,It may also be self-explosion caused by visible defects such as stones, sand, bubbles, gaps, scratches, etc.The self-explosion rate of ordinary tempered glass is 0.1~0.3%.

What protective measures can be used?

If you can choose tempered glass, pleasePurchase tempered glass with 3C certification mark that meets national standards; check whether there are impurity particles, cracks, chipping, etc.; also avoid being exposed to sharp objects during transportation Metal impact; avoid distortion, misalignment and other irregular operations during installation.

The most important thing isDetermine whether the tempered glass has an explosion-proof film! Safety explosion-proof film is generally a high-performance polyester film, which will cause self-exploding particles to stick to the film without causing injury

Chatbox is compiled from Red Star News, Nandu Huizhou, Dawan News, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, etc.

Editor: Chen Li

Editor in charge: Yan Ping