Recently, the Shanxi Provincial Fire and Rescue Corps conducted a self-rescue escape experiment for vehicles falling into the water, which truly simulated the escape routes and measures at different nodes of cars and minibuses in the process of falling into the water.
In the experiment, the car was submerged in the water 4 minutes after falling into the water, and the 19-seater minibus was submerged in the water in 5 minutes and 30 seconds. Experiments have proved that whether it is a car or a minibus, the vehicle has at least dozens of seconds to open the door and window smoothly in the early stage of entering the water. This is the "prime time" for self-rescue. At this time, don't be greedy for property, don't hesitate, and leave the drowning vehicle quickly. When most of the car doors are flooded by water, the external water pressure increases and the car doors are difficult to open.
Rescue experts suggest: Private car owners can prepare some special tools in the car for emergency needs. After the vehicle falls into the water, keep calm and act quickly. After leaving the vehicle, quickly escape and float to the surface in the direction where the bubbles rise. (Source: Qu Lixia, reporter from Shanxi Fire Rescue Corps)
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