China News Service, Chengdu, July 7th (Reporter Liu Zhongjun) At around 21:00 on July 6th, an elevator in a community in Liujiang Street (Baojiangqiao Community), Jinjiang District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province suddenly broke down, and 20 people were trapped in the elevator. , including 3 children, the scene is urgent.
It is understood that the malfunctioning elevator 1 is located in Building 2 of a residential area, No. 255, Section 3, Jinhua Road, Jinjiang District, Chengdu. The elevator was traveling up from the first floor at the time of the incident. The sudden failure caused the elevator to be stuck on the first floor and the negative one. between layers.
"There were 17 adults, 1 child and 2 children in the elevator. The door did not close for a long time after entering the elevator. After the door was closed, it stopped after moving. There was no response to pressing the door or getting up and down." One person trapped in the elevator Residents of the community said that there were many people in the elevator, and the weather was hot, and hypoxia soon appeared. Everyone quickly called 119 and 110 for help.
Firefighters used strings to deliver mineral water to those trapped inside the elevator.
Photo by Liu Zhongjun
After receiving the alarm, the public security police and fire rescue forces rushed to the scene to rescue the trapped people.
After the rescuers arrived, they used tools to pry open the elevator door and found that the elevator was parked between the first floor and the negative floor, unable to carry out rescue.
"Quickly notify the elevator maintenance personnel to come to the scene to assist in the rescue." The police and fire rescue personnel at the scene asked the community property personnel to contact the elevator maintenance personnel.
A reporter from Chinanews.com saw at the rescue site that there were three high-rise buildings in the incident community, each with 34 floors and 2 elevators.
At the time of the incident, another elevator in Building 2 also had a problem and could not be used normally.
Subsequently, relevant community personnel also rushed to the rescue scene.
"Irrelevant people please leave quickly, don't watch, let the air circulate at the scene." Because the elevator space is small, the ventilation is poor, and the temperature in the elevator shaft is also high, the public security and fire rescue personnel quickly persuaded the onlookers to leave.
The elevator successfully reached the negative second floor, and firefighters were using tools to open the elevator door to rescue the trapped people.
Photo by Liu Zhongjun
"Can you hurry up? It's too stuffy, and some people can't breathe through." Considering that there are many trapped people in the elevator and the trapped time is too long, the trapped people may have difficulty breathing and even face the danger of suffocation.
"Quick, bring the oxygen bottle and deliver some oxygen to the elevator." A firefighter at the scene called the team members with a walkie-talkie.
Soon, two firefighters ran into the lobby on the first floor with oxygen cylinders on their backs, quickly opened the oxygen valve, and delivered oxygen to the elevator.
"The elevator maintenance personnel are already on their way. Don't be in a hurry. Drink some water first." The firefighters learned about the situation of the trapped people and calmed the anxiety of the trapped people by shouting, and delivered the mineral spring to the elevator with a string. water.
"I went to the machine room to put the elevator down, and the door can be opened." "The machine room is on the top of the 34th floor, so I can only climb up on foot."
At around 22:10, "the elevator has moved and is going down." At this time, the rescuers on the scene quickly rushed from the first floor to the negative second floor.
After arriving, rescuers quickly opened the elevator door with tools, and the trapped 17 adults and 3 children got out of the elevator safely.
"I've been trapped for almost an hour, I'm terrified," said a trapped person who walked out of the elevator.
Fire rescue personnel used oxygen cylinders to deliver some oxygen into the elevator shaft to relieve the oxygen-deficient condition of the trapped persons in the elevator.
Photo by Liu Zhongjun
Residents reported that the elevators in the community often had problems. The elevator that failed this time was repaired after the Spring Festival, and another troublesome failure occurred.
"Is there a problem with the quality of the elevator?" the residents of the community questioned.
"We will organize property personnel in the jurisdiction to conduct inspections on the safety of elevators in the community to avoid the recurrence of elevator traps." A community staff member said that he would report the problems reported by the residents to the relevant higher-level departments, and urge the elevator maintenance unit to check the elevators. Carry out safety inspections, find problems and repair them in a timely manner to ensure the safety of people's lives.
Elevators have brought a lot of convenience to people's lives, but accidents that trap people in elevators also occur from time to time.
The Chengdu Fire Rescue Detachment reminds that if you are trapped in the elevator, you must first keep calm, and then press the emergency call button in the car to contact the personnel on duty in time to inform the location and the status of the people in the elevator. If you can't get in touch , you can immediately call "119" for help, and secondly, control your emotions and wait patiently for rescue.
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