Sinopec fires gas station staff in ambulance row
Source: Xinhua |
May 29, 2013, Wednesday
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TWO gas station employees in central China's Hubei Province have been fired from their job for refusing to refuel an ambulance carrying a critically injured patient.
The two workers at Jinguoping gas station belonging to China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) in Jinguoping Township, Badong County, refused to refuel the ambulance when it arrived at the gas station at 9:10pm on Friday. They said the gas station was closed.
The ambulance was carrying Chen Qianjun, who fell while building his own house and sustained serious injuries. The ambulance was driving him from his village to the prefecture hospital, which is three to four hours drive from the village.
The ambulance driver was forced to purchase fuel at a higher price from a private dealer but the search for fuel took more than an hour.
Chen died on the way to the hospital at 1:05am.
The news quickly went viral and netizens criticized the workers' indifference to the emergency vehicle.
"We feel deeply shocked and sorry," said Lyu Dapeng, a spokesman for Sinopec. Saving lives is the first priority in all circumstances, and their refusal to refuel an ambulance is inexcusable, he added.
A source with Hubei Oil Products Co, a Sinopec subsidiary, said the company will look into the case and hold relevant people accountable.
The company will also strengthen staff orientation and management to prevent such incidents from happening in the future.
The two workers at Jinguoping gas station belonging to China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) in Jinguoping Township, Badong County, refused to refuel the ambulance when it arrived at the gas station at 9:10pm on Friday. They said the gas station was closed.
The ambulance was carrying Chen Qianjun, who fell while building his own house and sustained serious injuries. The ambulance was driving him from his village to the prefecture hospital, which is three to four hours drive from the village.
The ambulance driver was forced to purchase fuel at a higher price from a private dealer but the search for fuel took more than an hour.
Chen died on the way to the hospital at 1:05am.
The news quickly went viral and netizens criticized the workers' indifference to the emergency vehicle.
"We feel deeply shocked and sorry," said Lyu Dapeng, a spokesman for Sinopec. Saving lives is the first priority in all circumstances, and their refusal to refuel an ambulance is inexcusable, he added.
A source with Hubei Oil Products Co, a Sinopec subsidiary, said the company will look into the case and hold relevant people accountable.
The company will also strengthen staff orientation and management to prevent such incidents from happening in the future.
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