The elder brother of Nanjing "Saving His Wife in the Fire" will raise the 3 children they left behind:
"The three siblings will grow up together"
The husband and wife who guarded each other and never left in a fire have passed away recently due to serious injuries. Who will take care of their three minor children?
How are their living and learning expenses guaranteed?
Netizens have called Yangzi Evening News or left messages, and many caring people and companies have expressed their willingness to adopt or sponsor children until they grow up.
The counties, towns and villages in Bozhou, Anhui (the home of the couple) have launched relevant relief mechanisms.
On March 30, the brother of the deceased man Chen Mouchan told Ziniu News that after the incident, the whole family was very grateful for the care and support from caring people from all over the world.
He also said that he will definitely bring up his brother's three children, treat them with more love than his own children, and will not make them feel wronged.
Ziniu News trainee reporter Chen Ran Dayue
Pictures and videos provided by respondents
Regret
Husband and wife who touched thousands of netizens in fire
Sadly passed away
On the morning of March 13, a fire broke out in Longfengjiayuan Community, Yuhuatai District, Nanjing City.
The husband put his wife outside the balcony, and he stood on the balcony closer to the fire, holding his wife tightly.
Both the husband and wife suffered serious burns. After being rescued by firefighters, the wife remembered her husband and said to the rescuers, "Save my husband first."
The couple guarded each other in the fire, and their actions of not abandoning moved countless netizens.
The Yangtze Evening News Ziniu News has reported on this continuously (for details, please refer to the A3 page of the Yangtze Evening News on March 15, 2022 and the A4 page on March 30, 2022).
The couple who came to Nanjing to work from Anhui were sent to the hospital for emergency treatment. Due to extremely serious burns, they were faced with huge medical expenses. Many netizens extended a helping hand, some donated money through different channels, and some netizens rushed to In the hospital, clothes, bedding and food are sent to the families of the injured who are accompanying them in the hospital.
The male protagonist of the incident, Chen Mousheng, suffered the most severe burns. Although he was rescued by the hospital, he unfortunately passed away on March 22. His wife was still in the ICU for rescue on the same day.
Chen Mouchan's family members said that they would never give up the treatment of Chen Mouchan's wife Wang Mouyu, and they would do their best to assist the hospital in the treatment.
In the process of rescuing Wang Mouyu, there was reassuring news that Wang Mouyu's situation improved after his second operation.
After Ziniu News reported on this, netizens sent blessings, hoping that Wang Mouyu can defeat the god of death, recover quickly, live with her husband's hobbies, and raise three children.
At the same time, netizens have enthusiastically donated more than 1.6 million yuan, and they have initially been able to pay for the rescue costs at this stage. Everything seems to be developing in a good direction.
On the evening of March 22, the family members specially called the reporter to thank everyone for their help through Ziniu News, "With your help, our hope is growing." But what everyone did not expect was that, Wang Mouyu, who was in good condition after the second operation, suddenly deteriorated at 7:00 a.m. on March 29. After an hour of rescue, he still unfortunately passed away.
According to the family, just one day before his death, Wang Mouyu was still in the ICU ward with the help of medical staff to video with his family.
"Her trachea was burned and she couldn't speak, but she could understand what we were saying during the video, she could blink, and she knew that she wanted to eat when she was hungry." Wang Mouyu's sister told reporters that no one thought it would end like this .
fortunately
Uncle is willing to take care of three children to grow up
Caring people from all walks of life lend a helping hand
Ziniu News reporter learned that Chen and his wife have a total of 3 children, the eldest child is 14 years old and is in junior high school. The younger two are in the fourth grade of primary school and the other in the third grade of primary school.
"Since the day of the accident, the three children have been crying at home every day, and now the three of them have not gone to school anymore." Talking about the three children who are still in their hometown in Bozhou, Anhui, Chen Mouchan's brother told reporters that in order to give the children A better life, my younger brother and younger sister came to Nanjing very early to work hard, my younger brother collected waste, and my younger brother and sister worked as a waiter in a restaurant. The two loved each other and suffered a lot outside.
The unfortunate death of Chen and his wife has made countless netizens worry about their three minor children.
Their family's economic situation is not good. What about the study and living expenses of the three children?
Many netizens commented on the news, "I don't regret the donation, and I don't need to return it. I hope it can be used to raise three children!" ."
Many caring people also contacted Ziniu News reporters, hoping to help the children.
Ms. Wang (pseudonym) from Beijing told Ziniu News: "I am a teacher, and my husband and I have never had children. After seeing what happened to this family, we hope to adopt a child through legal channels."
In addition, many caring people expressed their kindness to adopt a child.
"I will take care of my three children in the future, so that they can grow up well under the care of my family, and I will never let them lack love because of the loss of their parents." Brother Chen is deeply saddened by the passing away of his younger siblings, but this The strong man did not lose his footing.
He said that he has two children, who are slightly older than his younger brother's family. "Even if I work hard, I will try my best to take care of my three nephews and nieces and treat them as my own."
Regarding the help and kindness of the caring people, Brother Chen told reporters that their family members are very grateful for the help and concern of people from all walks of life, but at present they will not consider putting the children up for adoption.
"I won't let the three of them be separated. They will grow up together, and in the future, I will let them go to their grandparents' houses to visit relatives. No matter what, we are a family."
In addition, a number of caring people and companies expressed to Ziniu News that they hope to sponsor the three children until they grow up.
Ms. Sun, a staff member of a local company in Nanjing, told the reporter: "We have been paying attention to the husband's rescue of the wife in the fire after reading the Yangtse Evening News/Ziniu News's report. Now we hear that the wife has also passed away. family support.”
Mr. Liu, the person in charge of another company, told reporters that he also wanted to donate to the three children in the name of the company. "We want to donate 12,000 yuan to the three children every year until they enter the society."
After communication, the above-mentioned companies indicated that they would provide funding through official foundations or directly with their families.
focus
Relevant departments of Bozhou pay close attention to
Multi-channel long-term help for children
Ziniu News reporter learned that due to the epidemic, the family members were unable to return to their hometown in Bozhou, Anhui Province to arrange the burial of Chen and his wife in the near future. The remains of the two were stored in the Nanjing funeral home and will be cremated after the relevant procedures are completed.
"Now the staff of Nanjing Youfang Community has helped us find a place to live. Our family members want to wait until the fire department gives a specific investigation report on the fire, and then go back to their hometown to bury their husband and wife together."
The family also has a wish to know the cause of the fire.
Brother Chen told reporters: "Some people on the Internet said that the fire was caused by the charging of the battery, but the fire department told us that the battery placed at home was not charged at that time."
The reporter learned from Chen Qinji, a cadre of Chen Laojia Administrative Village, Dancheng Town, Haozhou City, Chen's hometown. After learning about Chen's husband and wife, the local Guoyang County Civil Affairs Department, the Women's Federation and many caring organizations have condolences to their homes.
At present, the civil affairs department has paid the minimum living allowance for the three children, and began to apply for orphan assistance in the afternoon of March 29.
After completing the declaration, each of the three children can receive a monthly aid of 1,000 yuan to protect their daily living expenses.
Chen Qinji introduced that after the incident, the relevant functional departments of the county, town and village were very concerned and were learning about the family situation of the husband and wife in detail. help.
Lawyer Answers
Minor children of deceased parents
How is custody determined?
The three children left by Chen Mouchan and Wang Mouyu have touched the hearts of many netizens.
So for minor children whose parents have passed away, how are their custody rights generally divided?
Lawyer Fu Jian of Henan Yulong Law Firm believes that: for the death of both parents, according to the relevant provisions of the Civil Code, if the minor's grandparents and maternal grandparents can afford it, they have the obligation to support the child and can act as guardians.
If other relatives and friends have the ability and willingness to support them, and are more suitable for raising orphans, they can also be raised by other relatives and friends of the biological parents with the agreement of all parties involved.
So what are the responsibilities of the guardian after the custody is determined?
Lawyer Fu Jian said that according to the relevant provisions of the Civil Code, the guardian must first protect the life and health of the ward from being violated; secondly, he needs to support and take care of the ward's life, protect the ward's property, and at the same time, he must represent the ward in civil affairs. Finally, it is necessary to manage and educate the ward, and when the personal or property rights and interests of the ward are infringed, represent the ward in litigation.