Burst
Written by: Peng Kaixin, Cai Zhengbang, Liang Zijie, Ni Libi
2020-07-03 13:55
Last update date: 2020-07-03 13:55A fatal fire broke out in Liangcui Building, Liangjing Village, Tuen Mun, which resulted in one death and two injuries. The 63-year-old male head of the household was buried in Huohai. This morning (3rd) his wife and two daughters went to the mortuary to confess their corpses. The eldest daughter of the deceased returned to the involved unit in Liangjing Village afterwards. She revealed to the reporter of "Hong Kong 01" that the younger sister found a fire in the house at the time of the incident, so she yelled "Go" and the younger sister fled barefoot to the underground. My mother also fled afterwards. Unexpectedly, when she discovered that her husband had not fallen off the building, and then returned to the scene to look for it, her father had collapsed to the ground. "My mother would have walked out of the house if she didn't know her father."
The unit involved was severely burned, the window frame was deformed, and the wall was peeled off, fearing that repairs would take time. According to the Housing Department, a temporary unit for the affected family was arranged in Liangjing Village immediately after the accident.
The wife and two daughters of the deceased went to the mortuary to confess their corpses this morning, and everyone looked sad. (Photo by Cai Zhengbang)
At 3 o'clock in the morning yesterday (2nd), a fire broke out in a unit of a family of three living on the 7th floor of Liang Cui Building, Liang Jing Village, Tuen Mun. The fire arrived to rescue and evacuate the residents. At the scene of the fire, the male head of the family planned to pull his throat to save the fire, but he was eventually buried in the flames. The wife and two daughters of the deceased went to the mortuary to confess their corpses this morning, and everyone looked sad.
The oldest daughter of the deceased returned to the involved unit in Liangjing Village to understand. She revealed to the reporter of "Hong Kong 01" that when the incident occurred, her sister first discovered that there was a blazing fire in the bed. Only to find that the parents did not go downstairs together, anxious to find someone.
Afterwards, the eldest daughter learned from her mother that her mother was helping her father to pull the fire hose and wanted to go to the fire, but they did not know that they needed to break the fire alarm glass to start the fire pump. Only a small amount of water was found when the fire hose was pulled into the house. . At that time, the female resident left under the instructions of the security guard, thinking that her husband would follow him to escape. Unexpectedly, when she discovered that her husband had not fallen off the building and returned to the scene to find him, he collapsed to the ground. , My mother had said that my dad would leave until he went out."
The unit window frame was deformed and covered with ashes. (Photo by Chen Leilei)
Nie Yuanfeng, deputy chairman of the Fire Department’s Workers’ Union, said that whether citizens should put out fires by themselves depends on the site environment and whether they have enough knowledge of fire fighting and rescue. At the scene of the raging fire, you must take care of your own safety at the first time, and do not force the fire to be forced, because unfortunately inhalation of dense smoke can be fatal. Nie Yuanfeng also pointed out that the Fire Services Department held regular activities in the community to educate the public on how to assess the fire site environment and use the fire hose reel. It was found that most of the people who came into contact did not understand how to use the fire hose reel. , Should call the police for help and go to a safe location to wait for firefighters to put out the fire.
The website of the Fire Services Department teaches how to use the fire hose reel. When a fire is called, the fire hose reel should be the safest location near the nearest fire site, and the alarm and fire pump should be activated after breaking the fire alarm glass. Open the water tap of the water pipe, pull out the fire hose from the hose reel winch, and aim it at a safe distance from the fire source, then turn the switch of the throat nozzle to the open position.
As seen at the scene, the unit in question was severely burnt down, the house was covered with ashes, the walls were burned to the extent that the window frames were deformed, and the female head of household and the young girl might not be able to return home for the time being. The Housing Department has arranged a unit for temporary residence in Liangjing Village after the incident, and has contacted relevant government departments and agencies to provide appropriate assistance to the family.
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