After many casualties, the fire tunnel still faces the fate of being occupied. People can not help asking-
is the owner too capricious, or the punishment is not strong?
Experts pointed out that the combination of evacuation and blocking should be strengthened. On the one hand, law enforcement should be strengthened; on the other hand, the supply of parking spaces should also be increased.
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Since this year, there have been nearly 10 incidents in Chongqing that affected the fire fighting due to the blockage of the fire exit, but the problem of private cars occupying the fire exit is still common. Regarding the reasons for occupancy, some car owners indicated that there was no parking space, and some car owners took a chance because the illegal cost was too low.
"Whose car is this? Trouble removing it. No vehicles can be parked here." On June 27, the reporter saw in Tieshanping Street, Jiangbei District, Chongqing City that it is carrying out a full-scale firefighting channel remediation work to eliminate potential safety hazards.
On June 19, a fire broke out in a community in Yubei, not far from here, and the fire engine was stopped by illegal vehicles. In the absence of a car owner, residents worked together to overturn the vehicle to the side of the road, so that the fire truck could pass through, avoiding greater tragedy.
The fire safety of high-rise buildings affects thousands of households, and attracts the attention of the society. According to statistics, there are as many as 34,700 high-rise buildings in Chongqing, and fire safety issues cannot be ignored.
"Strongly promote the rectification of outstanding issues such as fire protection channels, fire water, electricity and gas, combustible rain shelters and anti-theft nets." The video and teleconference on the special rectification work on outstanding fire safety issues of high-rise buildings in Chongqing held on June 24, clearly adopted " Fine measures such as "flip chart operations" and "listed management" have been rectified in time to create a good fire safety environment.
Major casualty fire accidents are mostly related to the blockage of fire control passages
When a fire occurs, every second is enough to allow the flames to spread around, causing a greater disaster. The blockage of the fire passage affects rescue for not only a few seconds, but a few minutes or even hours, enough to turn a small fire into a big fire, causing more damage to those who can be saved, and making the situation that could have stopped the loss irreparable.
Relevant data show that more than 80% of the fire accidents that cause heavy casualties across the country have blocked fire control passages. About half of the mass casualties and fires that have occurred in my country in the past 10 years are caused by the blockage of fire exits.
“On the New Year’s Day this year, a fire broke out in a community in Yubei, Chongqing. A large number of private cars were parked on the fire truck passage. There were about 50 vehicles that affected the speed of travel. The property urgently contacted the owner. After 5 minutes of coordination, The vast majority of cars were driven away. According to the scene, the fire spread from the second floor to the 15th floor in about 6 minutes." The relevant person in charge of the Chongqing Municipal Fire and Rescue Corps told reporters.
This is not the first time this has happened. Since the beginning of this year, there have been nearly 10 incidents in Chongqing that have blocked fire-fighting passages and affected fire fighting, causing heavy losses.
In order to ensure the fire safety of high-rise buildings and prevent serious accidents, the city has launched a special rectification work on outstanding fire safety issues in high-rise buildings since January this year. Up to now, Chongqing has listed 38 major fire hazards, investigated and found 82,800 fire hazards, and supervised the rectification of 58,900.
Some car owners said that there is no parking space, and some car owners are lucky
Why after a series of major casualties, is it still common for fire exits to be occupied, blocked, or closed?
The reporter saw on June 27 in a community in Yubei, Chongqing, that there was a fire before. Although there are yellow signs on the ground that “fire lanes are strictly prohibited to occupy,” the fire lanes around 150 meters are still full of cars, which led to fire fighting. The channel width is only about 2.8 meters. According to the "Code for Fire Protection of Architectural Design", the clear width and clear height of the fire escape channel should not be less than 4 meters.
If the fire exit is occupied, is the owner too capricious, or the punishment is not strong?
According to the relevant provisions of the Fire Protection Law, units or individuals occupy, block or close the passage of fire trucks and impede the passage of fire trucks, order the units to make corrections and impose a fine of more than 5,000 yuan but less than 50,000 yuan; fine.
However, the reporter visited and found that some car owners said that "there was no parking space and had to stop", and some car owners had the luck of "occasionally stopping, it may not be a problem" because the illegal cost is too low, or even zero cost. Illegal parking on the roadside may be fined by traffic police stickers, but parking on fire lanes occupying residential areas is rarely punished.
Attorney Li Jian, a partner at Beijing Deheng (Chongqing) Law Firm, said that if the illegal use of fire escapes is left unchecked, it will lead to bad demonstrations.
Wan Ming, political commissar of Chongqing Yubei Fire Brigade confessed that, in the final analysis, the reality that fire tunnels are easily crowded out, of course, is of course that the public safety awareness, legal awareness and corresponding public management capabilities have not sufficiently matched the absolute importance of the "life channel". However, due to the shortage of parking resources, the selection difficulties should also be given sufficient attention. Only with multi-level coordination and effort can the most effective closed-loop governance be formed.
"Overall, the current penalties set are not enough, resulting in low cost of violations. Only those who hinder the fire trucks from performing their tasks can detain the offenders in accordance with the law. In addition, the community management mainly depends on the property, but the property only If you can dissuade, you don’t have the right to enforce the law,” said Hu Anxiong, senior engineer of the Fire and Rescue Bureau of the Emergency Management Department.
The combination of loosening and blocking can solve the problem of occupying the fire escape
In the eyes of experts, the occupation of fire control passages has always been a stubborn disease in urban governance. The reasons behind it are very complicated. On the one hand, it is necessary to increase law enforcement and share the data between the fire department and the transportation department, so as to increase the punishment for illegal car owners. In addition, it is also necessary to increase the supply of parking spaces in old communities.
The reporter learned from the interview that the difficulty of parking in some old communities is also one of the deep-seated diseases. Take the California Garden District in Chongqing as an example. The community was built and put into use in 1997. There are more than 3,400 households and only 335 property parking spaces. Mr. He, a resident of the California Garden Community, said that the car on both sides of the downstairs channel was basically full of cars. "Sometimes it takes multiple phone calls to move the car."
Industry insiders pointed out that some old communities have very limited parking space resources, and many car owners simply cannot find a place to park. Although this cannot be the reason for occupying the fire exit, the difficulty of parking is indeed a deep-seated contradiction and urgently needs to be resolved.
It is worth mentioning that this issue is ushering in a turning point. Last year, when the State Council Executive Meeting deployed and promoted the renovation of old communities, it was mentioned that qualified old communities can be equipped with parking facilities. Under such a large background, relevant departments and localities may find out through investigations. In the process of renovating old communities, priority should be given to increasing the supply of parking resources for communities with prominent parking conflicts. This is actually to provide realistic support for keeping the fire control passage smooth from the perspective of incremental resources.
Li Guo