China News Service, Luliang, June 14th telegram: Martyrs "going home": remembering the firefighter Liu Zejun from Fangshan who sacrificed himself on the front line of firefighting

　　Author Fan Lifang and Xiao Jiwang

　　At 12:00 on June 14, in front of the Jicui toll station in Fangshan County, Luliang City, Shanxi Province, 6 police motorcycles were neatly arranged in the formation of planes spreading their wings. People holding black and white banners waited quietly at the expressway exit carrying the martyr Liu Zejun. The hearse of ashes "goes home".

At 14:30 on the 14th, one after another crying echoed in the cemetery of the scattered martyrs in Fangshan County.

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　　Local people learned that Liu Zejun, a fire hero who died in fighting the fire, was about to return to his hometown in Fangshan County, and came to greet him spontaneously.

In the team, no one spoke, but the banners with black characters on a white background were filled with the last words they could condense into: "Heroes go well", "Salute to hero Liu Zejun"...

The scene of condolences was filled with an inescapable sadness, and the chrysanthemums confided the pain of parting.

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　　At 12:30, the minibus carrying Liu Zejun's ashes slowly drove out of the expressway. A portrait of Liu Zejun in black veil hung in front of the windshield.

　　Half an hour later, the hearse entered Fangzheng Street, the main street of Fangshan County, through the outer ring road. Along the way, the martyrs gathered their former classmates, relatives and friends, and primary and secondary school students to watch the martyrs on their last journey.

The people bid farewell to Liu Zejun, the fire hero who died in fighting the fire.

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　　Liu Zejun, male, Han nationality, born in April 2002, was born in April 2002. He was a full-time firefighter of the government of Qianjiang Fire Rescue Station, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province.

　　Liu Zejun has been more sensible and filial than his peers since he was a child.

At the age of 18, he joined the Qianjiang Fire and Rescue Station. At the beginning, nicknamed "Little Fatty", he was often ranked last in the team in the assessment due to his average physical fitness. In addition, he was the youngest in the team. member.

　　Liu Zejun had a heroic dream since he was a child. He often blocked the cadres of the team station at the door of the office and asked for a change of guard.

"If you don't hold a water gun and a vegetable basket, I'm considered a firefighter." The team leader replied to him every time: "As long as your overall score exceeds the team average, we will change your guard."

The people bid farewell to Liu Zejun, the fire hero who died in fighting the fire.

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　　In order to improve the training performance, others carry the weight with bare hands, while others do it three times.

He also often used the rest time at noon and evening to train himself, and successfully lost 30 pounds in one year. Finally, in the post training assessment organized by the team in October 2020, Liu Zejun surpassed the average score in the team, and changed from a supporter to a fighter. member.

　　In his three years of employment, Liu Zejun has participated in more than 300 firefighting and rescue missions and rescued more than 30 people. He has won the second prize for firefighting and rescue of Hangzhou Fire Rescue Detachment.

　　The rescue on June 9, 2022, became Liu Zejun's last battle.

At 10:00 on the same day, a fire broke out in Hangzhou Interactive Ice and Snow Culture Tourism Development Co., Ltd. on the second floor of Building 18, Hangzhou Bay Building Materials Decoration City, and many people were trapped.

Liu Zejun rushed to the scene of the fire with the team. To find the missing persons as soon as possible, it was necessary to search and rescue deeply.

The people bid farewell to Liu Zejun, the fire hero who died in fighting the fire.

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　　Faced with the complex internal structure and the toxic and harmful gases produced by the combustion, Liu Zejun took the initiative to ask Ying to enter the fire scene and work with the attack team to find the fire and fight the fire.

When Liu Zejun, who had been fighting continuously for nearly an hour and a half, received the commander's rotation order, he refused.

　　He said, "I am familiar with the situation here, and now I am nervous about employing people, and I can still persevere." During the subsequent search and rescue, an accident occurred at the scene. Liu Zejun was injured and lost contact. He was rescued and sent to the hospital. .

　　At 14:30 on the 14th, one after another cries echoed in the cemetery of the scattered martyrs in Fangshan County.

The scene of condolences was filled with an inescapable sadness, and the chrysanthemums confided the pain of parting.

People bid farewell to Liu Zejun's last journey with great grief.

Photo by Xiao Jiwang

　　"Zejun is a kind and introverted good boy, and he is also very filial. I remember that Zejun would save the eggs from the school and take it home." Liu Zejun's relative said in a choked voice, "He often received awards when he was a child, and he advised Zejun to go there a few years ago. Being a soldier turned out to be the last time we met."

　　Beichuan wept heroically, and fought bravely for the people with blood; Fangshan sacrificed the loyal soul, and Shili Avenue welcomed the hero's soul back to his hometown.

The minibus carrying Liu Zejun's ashes slowly drove out of the expressway.

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　　After Liu Zejun's sacrifice, the Fangshan County Spiritual Civilization Construction Steering Committee posthumously awarded him the title of "Fangshan Model", and launched the online "Cloud Memorial" platform - "Remembrance" launched by the Fangshan County Party Committee Propaganda Department and Fangshan County New Era Civilization Practice Center. "House" to create the Liu Zejun Martyr Memorial Hall, calling on the whole people to carry out martyr sacrifice activities online.

The People's Government of Zhejiang Province decided to approve Comrade Liu Zejun as a martyr, and the Emergency Management Department gave Comrade Liu Zejun a personal first-class credit.

　　Facing the severe test of blood and fire, life and death, Liu Zejun stepped forward bravely, stepped forward, and practiced the "Lvliang Spirit" with practical actions.

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