China News Network, Taiyuan, July 10 (Wu Qiong, Yan Nannan) A reporter learned from the Taiyuan City Fire and Rescue Detachment at about 2:15 on July 9 at the intersection of Changfeng East Street and Heimo Village, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province A fire broke out in a nearby parking lot. After a bus caught fire, it ignited other vehicles and the color steel plate room next to it, causing 7 cars and color steel plate houses to be burned to varying degrees.

  At the scene, when the firefighters at the wind station of the Taiyuan City Fire and Rescue Detachment arrived, the parking lot staff were moving out of the car. The fire was in a violent burning stage. The color steel plate room in the southwest corner of the parking lot was ignited and the burning bus From time to time an explosion sounded.

  After inquiring about people on the scene, the commander learned that there were more than 20 cars parked in the parking lot, and no one was trapped. He quickly ordered four water guns on the double trunk line to set up water gun positions on three sides of the fire point to extinguish the fire, blocking the fire. After 20 minutes, the bus fire was basically under control.

At about 2:15 on July 9th, a fire broke out at a parking lot near the intersection of Changfeng East Street and Heituo Village in Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, causing 7 vehicles and color steel plate houses to be burned to varying degrees. Photo courtesy of Taiyuan Fire

  Because the color steel plate room is usually used for vehicle maintenance, it stores engine oil and other accessories and several large oil drums. If the fire cannot be extinguished in time, the consequences will be unimaginable. At that time, the sky began to rain again. Firefighters demolished the color steel plate house in the rain. After nearly an hour of hard work, all the open flames were extinguished.

  According to the person in charge of the parking lot, the parking lot was temporarily rented by Taiyuan Yuhang Automobile Service Co., Ltd. The first bus that caught fire was being repaired. It may be that the rain caused a line failure and then spontaneous combustion of the vehicle. After the fire, the parking lot staff tried to use fire extinguishers to save themselves, but because the fire spread too fast, they quickly dialed 119 to call the police, and quickly moved out of the car. The fire caused approximately 500,000 yuan in property damage. (Finish)