1997年6月18日凌晨2时25分许，上海高桥石油化工公司化工厂年产4．5万吨的苯酚丙酮装置因氧化液泄漏后接触蒸气管而发生燃烧，由于火焰的烘烤，气液分离器罐内的氧化液受热发生剧烈反应引起分离器爆炸导致火势扩大。高化厂、高化三厂、教导大队、高桥等4支消防队闻讯后率先到场 At about 2:25 a.m. on June 18th, 1997, an annual output of 45,000 tons of phenol/acetone plant at the chemical plant of Shanghai Gaoqiao Petrochemical Company was burned due to contact with the steam pipe after the leakage of the oxidizing solution. Due to the baking of the flame, The oxidizing liquid in the gas-liquid separator tank reacts violently with heat and causes the separator to explode, resulting in the expansion of the fire. The four fire brigades, including Gaohua Plant, Gaohua No. 3 Factory, Teaching Brigade, and Takahashi, took the lead and arrived at the scene.