Firefighters teach you how to escape in an arson accident

"The rescue of a bus from a fire is the process of racing with the god of death." Talking about the rescue after the bus started fire, Song Jingfeng, the leader of the Hangzhou Lakeshore Fire Squadron, used such a metaphor.

Two years ago, Hangzhou Fire had organized an experiment on the escape of a bus after it caught fire. When the open flame encountered gasoline, it quickly spread. It took only five or six seconds, and the entire train was full of black smoke. At 40 seconds, the fire had spread throughout the body. At one minute, the whole body was a raging fire, and the thick smoke rolled in the air in the direction of the wind. People standing 20 meters away still felt burnt and hot.

"If the fire in the vehicle compartment is not timely, the consequences will be unthinkable. Therefore, in the event of a fire, it is necessary to start self-rescue immediately so as to prolong the safety time in the vehicle." Song Jingfeng said, "And in this accident, there are The rescue of the passers-by for the first time only controlled the fire. At the same time, the passengers were all safely removed by smashing the windows.”

Song Jingfeng explained that once a bus in a bus catches fire, the control device of the vehicle door is likely to fail. The bus in Hangzhou generally opens the door by controlling the hydraulic lever above the door. There is a wrench-like switch near the door. After opening this switch, the door can be pulled open by hand. When orderly evacuation is carried out, the principle of priority for the elderly and children should be followed, because their physical qualities are generally poor. Once they are smoked, it is easy to block the passage and lead to stampede.

The door cannot be opened. No one outside the car can provide help. How can the trapped passengers save themselves?

Song Jingfeng suggested that in the initial stage of a fire, fire extinguishers should be used immediately to control the fire. There are two fire extinguishers on a 12-metre-long bus, one under the first row of seats on the right and the other under the first row of seats on the right rear.

In addition, once excessive smoke is inhaled, the consciousness of the people will be blurred, so when you encounter a fire, you can quickly cover your mouth and nose with your clothing, and use the safety hammer or other sharp objects on the car to hammer the window. In the corner, the window will be broken.

"Be sure to hammer at the four corners. If you hammer the middle of the glass, it is very hard to break it." Song Jingfeng said.

Finally, Song Jingfeng also reminded that there are usually two emergency exits on the roof of buses. Many times people mistakenly believe that they are air vents. In fact, after simply rotating the button on the escape window, the window can be pushed out of the window and then passed. Reciprocating ways to escape from the carriage.

The most recent arson attack :

At 17:00 on July 6th, a 7th bus carrying more than 80 passengers in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, suddenly caught fire and caused 30 injuries. The surveillance video showed that at 17:03:06, the male suspect wearing a light-colored undershirt was removed from the bag and dumped combustibles. After 3 seconds, the man lit the combustible with a lighter, causing the car to catch fire and burn. (Hangzhou Extra Arson Fire)