Around 17:37 on November 7, a fuel tanker caught fire in the Minshan service area of the S8 Qiongming Expressway in Ya'an, Sichuan Province (towards Chengdu), and the tires of the next tanker carrying yellow phosphorus caught fire.

After the danger arose, a large number of rescuers rushed to the scene to deal with it. At 6:45 p.m, the fire was extinguished and the site was cleared. According to the latest information about the rescue situation, it is known that 2 people died as a result of the accident, two more were injured and were sent to the hospital for treatment.