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Couple in Lijing Village "noisy wok" wife set fire to house and fled, 5 people were sent to hospital, male head of household suffered second-degree burns

2020-10-27T21:50:53.005Z


Lunchang arson occurred in Lijing Village. In the early morning of Wednesday (28th), a couple in a unit of Yangjing Building was "noisy". During this period, the woman suspected that she was extremely angry and vented her anger, but fled, but her home was caught in a sea of ​​flames. There were 200 residents in the building.


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Written by: Deng Haixing and Chen Yongwu

2020-10-28 04:24

Last update date: 2020-10-28 05:41

Lunchang arson occurred in Lijing Village.

In the early morning of Wednesday (28th), a couple in a unit of Yangjing Building "noisy" due to an incident. During the period, the woman suspected that she was extremely angry and vented her anger, and fled. The home was plunged into a sea of ​​fire. 200 residents of the building escaped in a hurry, including the male head of the house. She suffered second-degree burns to her feet, and her mother also suffered abrasions; another 3 male and female residents inhaled heavy smoke, and a total of 5 people were sent to hospital.

The police are looking for the head of the arson woman.

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The scene was a middle-level unit in Yangjing Building, Lijing Village. There were a family of three with a 40-year-old male head of the household and the male head of the household. The male head of the household was a cook and his wife worked in the hospital.

At 3 o'clock in the morning, the unit suddenly caught fire. A large number of residents were awakened from their sleep, and nearly 200 people escaped in a hurry.

The firefighter used a breathing apparatus team and a hose to fight the blaze, and it took about an hour to put out the fire.

The male head of the fire unit suffered second-degree burns on the hands and feet, while his mother suffered abrasions on her feet. Another three male and female residents inhaled smoke and were sent to hospital.

According to sources, before the incident, the male head of the household and his wife broke out in a scolding war due to the incident, and the woman set fire to vent her anger in anger.

According to Mr. Zhang Yi, a neighbor of the fire unit, he heard arguing in the corridor before the incident. A fire broke out shortly after the incident. His daughter was also sent to the hospital because of asthma and inhalation of heavy smoke.

After investigation by the fire department, it was found that the cause of the fire was suspicious. The police classified the case as "arson" and are now investigating the incident.

At about 11 pm on the Mid-Autumn Festival on the 1st of this month, a unit in Yangjing Building also caught fire due to a short circuit of wires. The fire was fierce.

3 female and 1 male residents were unwell after inhaling heavy smoke. An elderly woman named Feng (73 years old) from the adjoining unit fell into a semi-coma when she was sent to the hospital. Her husband, surnamed Zhong and 39-year-old foreign domestic helper of the same age, were once trapped and rescued by the fire; A female resident named Zhang (69 years old) was sober when she was sent to the hospital.

The mother of the male head of the fire unit suffered abrasions on her feet and was sent to hospital.

(Photo by Chen Yongwu)

A large number of residents were evacuated to a safe place.

(Photo by Chen Yongwu)

The burning unit (shown by the red arrow) emitted thick smoke. Another unit in the same building also had a fire on the 1st of this month. There were blackened marks on the outer wall of the upper floor (shown by the red circle).

(Photo by Chen Yongwu)

Lijing Village unit suspected of short-circuiting of wires

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