China News Service, Luzhou, August 24th (Reporter Liu Zhongjun) At 5:00 a.m. on the 24th, at the junction of Chewang Town, Hejiang County, Luzhou City, Sichuan Province, and Tiantai Town, Chishui City, Guizhou Province, the rescue forces after the rest went to the fire scene again to carry out Deep clean-up operations.
On August 21, a forest fire broke out in Chewang Town, Hejiang County, Luzhou City. The fire once threatened the safety of people's lives and property.
In order to put out the mountain fire as soon as possible, in the high temperature weather of more than 40 degrees Celsius, militiamen, firefighters, village cadres and the masses, and forest fire rescue forces fought on the front line of fire fighting day and night.
Forest firefighters are clearing a roadside fire.
Photo by Liu Zhongjun
After the forest fire broke out in Chewang Town, Hejiang County, the Luzhou City Fire Rescue Detachment urgently mobilized rescue forces to rush to the scene to carry out fire fighting work.
The terrain of the forest fire is complex, with high mountains and dense forests, and the vegetation is dominated by bamboo forests and weeds. Large-scale fire fighting vehicles and rescue equipment cannot penetrate into the fire site.
Faced with the unfavorable situation that hindered the passage of the fire-fighting team, the rescuers who were responsible for the investigation of the fire site and the fire-fighting operations on the top of the mountain changed to fire-fighting pickup trucks, carrying hand-held motorized pumps, fire-fighting hoses and other fire-fighting equipment, and ran to the depths of the fire site along the only simple road leading to the top of the mountain. , opening up fire-fighting channels, finding water sources, cutting down isolation belts and other operations, laying the foundation for a large number of rescue forces to invest in fire-fighting operations.
The fire has burned to the side of the road.
Photo by Liu Zhongjun
Due to the continuous high temperature weather and the unfavorable factors such as turbulent flow caused by the uncertain wind direction, the fire spread rapidly.
A reporter from Chinanews.com observed the fire field through a drone. The mountains and forests were filled with smoke and strong winds appeared from time to time.
The Huaiyang Temple in Tiantai Mountain was surrounded by thick smoke. On the way to the drive, bamboo fell from time to time on the road after the fire, which blocked the passage, and the people in the car had to get out of the car to clear the road.
At this time, the fire has spread to the side of the road, and the high temperature and thick smoke make people breathless.
In response to the changeable situation of the fire scene, the rescue forces adopted the tactics of one-point breakthrough, dividing troops to encircle, multiple breakthroughs, and progressive surpassing to fight against the fire demon.
Rescue workers took turns fighting without taking a break. They fell asleep on the floor and ate a bite of the flattened bread in their trouser pockets when they were hungry.
There is a shortage of water in the mountains, and the only small stream has become an important water source for fighting the fire. Several hand-held motor pumps continuously send water to the fire site through a long water belt.
Smoke was still rising from the fire scene.
Photo by Liu Zhongjun
In the early morning, a strong wind was blowing at the fire site, and thick smoke billowed from the depths of the bamboo forest and spread rapidly.
The mountains were high and steep, and rescuers could not reach the core area of the fire, so they had to lift water by helicopter to put out the fire.
The reporter noticed that a hillside not far from Huaiyang Temple in Tiantai Mountain had become a piece of scorched earth after the fire, and smoke and open flames rose from the bamboo forest not far from Chewang Town.
At this time, there was the roar of helicopters in the sky, a stream of water fell from the sky, and the open flames and thick smoke quickly weakened.
On the road near the mid-levels, two parked fire water tankers are delivering water to the mountains with hoses, providing sufficient water for the frontline firefighting.
"There is a water storage cellar here. Bring the high-pressure pump and water belt, and clean up the residual fire on the roadside to prevent re-ignition." At the end of the road outside Huaiyang Temple in Tiantai Mountain, he arrived in time. A firefighter from the Panzhihua Detachment of the Sichuan Forest Fire Brigade shouted to his teammates.
A water cannon position was quickly set up at the scene, and the fire that was burning under a house was quickly controlled and extinguished.
Another group of forest firefighters also used water hoses to clear the residual fire on the side of the road, and the scene was quickly brought under control.
Crowd rescuers are clearing fallen bamboo from the road.
Photo by Liu Zhongjun
At noon, the reporter returned to Chewang Town. In the yard of a winery, the government set up a receiving point for material donations. Several staff members were busy, and many mineral water, milk, Instant noodles and eight-treasure porridge and other supplies.
The reporter stood in the yard for less than 10 minutes before 5 vehicles loaded with donated materials drove in.
"Luzhou is my home, and we are obliged to make some contribution when there is a fire." A donation representative of a company who did not want to leave his name said that the weather was so hot, so he would send some water, bread, etc. to these retrograde rescuers, hoping that the fire could be extinguished as soon as possible. The rescuers returned safely.
The latest video ahead shows that at the forest fire rescue scene at the junction of Chewang Town, Hejiang County, Luzhou City and Tiantai Town, Chishui City, Guizhou, there is still thick smoke rising from the fire site, and the battering and disposal work is still underway.
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