2003年12月23日22时15分,重庆市开县境内发生特大天然气井喷事故,造成重大人员伤亡,并对半径5公里范围内人民群众生命财产安全构成极大威胁。党中央、国务院高度重视,胡锦涛、温家宝、黄菊等中央领导同志作出重要批示,要求全力搜救中毒和遇难人员,组织疏散周围群众,防止有毒气 At 22:15 on December 23, 2003, an outburst natural gas blowout occurred in Kaixian, Chongqing, causing heavy casualties and posing a great threat to people’s life and property within a radius of 5 kilometers. The Central Party Committee and the State Council attach great importance to important directives made by the central leaders and leaders such as Hu Jintao, Wen Jiabao and Huang Ju, and demanded that all personnel involved in the search and rescue of poisoned and killed people should be organized to evacuate the surrounding people and prevent the poisonous gas