China News Service, Chengdu, April 5 (Liu Zhongjun to Zhixian Tang Jinghao) On the afternoon of April 5, a household on the fourth floor of a 9-story residential building in Nanjiang County, Sichuan Province caught fire, causing many people upstairs to be trapped in a critical situation.
At 13:35 on the 5th, rescue forces arrived at the scene and found that the burning building was full of smoke, the corridors and stairs were full of smoke, and the fire on the fourth floor of the floor was burning violently.
Witnesses said that there were still residents trapped in the building.
Fire rescue personnel immediately went upstairs to search and evacuate the trapped persons, and other firefighters immediately released water to control the fire.
Firemen are putting out the fire.
Photo by Xiang Zhixian
Rescue and evacuation personnel searched and rescued layer by layer. After unremitting efforts, 5 trapped people were successfully rescued and transferred to a safe area.
The scene after the fire.
Photo by Xiang Zhixian
At 14:10, the fire was effectively controlled by rescuers, and then the open flame was successfully extinguished.
At the same time, the firefighters cooled and exhausted the fire to eliminate all dangers.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the area covered by the fire was about 35 square meters, and the items that were initially judged to burn were furniture and electrical appliances.
At present, the specific cause of the fire is being investigated by the relevant local authorities.
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