Chapter 211(Chapter 211...)
Although Brother Yuanjiang told them to go to bed, the children were not very happy.
Especially Song Yao, he always liked to worry about everything, such as big things like a building on fire, or big things that were close to their school, so he wanted to go check it out no matter what.
Yuan Jiang looked at the watch on his hand and could only compromise:
"You have to be back before twelve o'clock. You won't grow taller if you stay up late."
Hearing this, he was talking to Song Yao. The child nodded quickly and vowed:
"We are just going to see if there is anything we can help with. Brother Yuan Jiang, don't worry, we must leave before twelve o'clock!"
He still knew Song Yao's habits. As long as he arrived at the scene and couldn't see that everyone was safe, he would definitely not be willing to leave.
But seeing the child looking at him with bright eyes, Yuan Jiang could only turn a blind eye and said: "Put on your coat."
The children immediately became happy. They picked up their coats and put them on themselves. Some of them ran out halfway.
Song Yao also specially brought his own toolbox with him when he went out. Of course, he wasn't the one to hold it. After all, it was so heavy that he couldn't lift it. It was held by a strong military sister.
If possible, he still hoped that he could help.
Because it was so close, the group walked directly there. It was now nine o'clock in the evening. Although the capital was very lively at night, most people who had to go to work still went to bed very early.
As a result, when the street shouted "fire", most people on the street woke up.
And the one who was sleeping deeply was also woken up by his family members.
Almost everyone came with wooden and copper basins, and there was also a couple who worked together to carry a bucket of water. However, before they could step forward, they were stopped by firefighters.
"The fire is too strong and you have no protective measures, so you should not go in."
If the fire was in a bungalow, everyone would just pour water on it, but it happened to be a building, and because the fire started in the corridor, the fire quickly reached the upper floors.
In this situation, even firefighters would have to take great risks if they went up. They only had one water tanker, so they could only rush up again and again with buckets and temporary water pipes.
Not only that, they also had to evacuate the surrounding people who wanted to help.
"The fire is too strong. Things are likely to fall and explosions may occur. Everyone, stay away and don't get close!"
As soon as they heard that there would be an explosion, the people who originally wanted to step forward with buckets of water quickly pushed back.
"Then we'll put the bucket here, you can just use it."
"Yes, yes! If there is not enough water, I will go home to get it."
The crowd retreated, but did not disperse. They stood there together in fear.
Because of the height of this high-rise building, there are quite a lot of people living there. Some people on the lower floors ran out on their own, and some were rescued by firefighters who risked their lives, but there are still more people on the higher floors who were trapped on it. .
The firefighters could only attack in stages and forcefully open a passage out, but the fire burned too fast, and it was very likely that they themselves would be trapped in the fire scene.
But this is the only way at the moment. Fortunately, last year, the country equipped all firefighters with masks, which are somewhat similar to police masks. I heard that they were improved based on police masks.
This kind of mask was specially developed and equipped for firefighters. Although it is a bit heavy to wear, it can prevent smoke and there is an oxygen device at the back.
Only a few people actually die from burning in fires, and most of them die from smoke. Therefore, for firefighters, this kind of equipment can reduce their chances of dying in the line of duty.
When Song Yao and the others came, they happened to see a firefighter who had run out of oxygen coming out to change equipment in a state of embarrassment. He was really in a state of embarrassment. His clothes were black here and there, his hair was full of smoke, and his face was covered in smoke. Sweat mixed with black dust came down, and after taking off the mask, I gasped for air.
Song Yao and Zhao Xiaodong had seen the process of putting out wildfires. Although they were both tired at the time, the purpose was to control the wildfires within a certain area, so the level of danger was not bad.
But firefighters are different. Their purpose is not only to put out fires, but more importantly, to save people. In order to save people, they have to continue to rush despite knowing the danger ahead.
Seeing this visibly tired comrade firefighter changing equipment with the help of others, putting on his mask again and rushing into the fire scene, Song Yao became more and more sure that there was nothing wrong with spending so long on the protective mask.
Seeing several military vehicles approaching, some well-trained military comrades opened the doors and moved boxes down. The child guessed that the protective shields approved by the state were coming. He immediately turned to look at Yuan Jiang. Yuan Jiang understood and turned back to whisper. I said a few words to Lu Ju.
The two military comrades following them quietly walked over carrying two large boxes from the laboratory, and naturally joined the procession of moving things.
Comrade soldiers who got off the military vehicle: "..."
Being able to be sent to perform such a task, they would naturally not be able to detect two strangers sneaking in among their own people.
After the two sides took half a minute to read each other's certificates, they continued to move things together.
While they were moving things, an officer also went to communicate with the fire commander.
Based on experience, he quickly judged that the fire could not be extinguished. The firefighters also knew very well that if a fire like this burned the entire floor, they would not be able to extinguish it in a short time even if they broke their legs. All inside will be destroyed.
All they can do now is to force a relay to open a human rescue channel, cover themselves with huge oilcloths to isolate the flames as much as possible, and then use this slow method to save people one by one.
But firefighters are just ordinary people after all. Even if they are wearing fire-fighting jackets specially designed for various equipment, they cannot help being burned by fire for a long time. If they are not careful, they may not be able to save them, but they may still be trapped inside.
But if they give up and continue moving forward, they will only rescue the fifth floor. There are many families upstairs. Some people are already trapped in the house by the flames, lying next to the window and shouting for help.
The firefighters could only tie ropes to themselves and climb up to rescue the people. They had no choice but to go up to the eighth floor.
When he saw the officer showing his ID, he subconsciously gave a military salute.
I thought that the other party was here to help. Although I was very grateful, the commander had already planned to decline. Such dangerous fire situations were difficult to control for firefighters who often visited the fire scene and had undergone targeted training. Although the soldiers I also train every day, but that kind of training is still different from firefighting.
Without equipment and experience, he would not allow the other party to go up while the firefighters were still there.
But after hearing what the officer said, the commander opened his eyes in shock:
"Its production process is difficult, so the quantity is very small. It was originally supposed to be equipped at least until the end of this year, but now the situation is urgent and we can't take care of so many."
"After the order was given from above, we immediately brought over all the protective shields that can be used now, so that we can also join in the rescue."
The commanders were all confused.
Although it sounds like a novel (he also likes to read martial arts novels), it is obviously impossible for so many military comrades to drive military vehicles to joke with him.
After reconfirming the evidence transfer order, the commander nodded decisively:
"I'll arrange for them to be equipped."
Time was urgent, so he blew the retreat command without any delay.
All the firefighters outside immediately acted. Those holding the rope began to give instructions by pulling the rope, and those inside began to blow the whistles hung around their necks.
Soon, all firefighters received instructions.
A firefighter looked at the thick smoke ahead with dismay:
"It's just a few steps away."
"I don't want to retreat. Isn't this situation still manageable?"
Although several firefighters who were traveling with him didn't quite understand why the commander gave such an order, they still had sense and tried their best to shout:
"There may be something wrong outside, please get out first!"
Song Yao was looking up outside.
The fire was so fierce that many people in high-rise buildings opened their windows and leaned half out. Some people tried to climb down through the window sills, some shouted for help hoarsely, and some held their children in their arms and begged for help.
The firefighters had no time to ask why such a powerful protective shield appeared. They only knew that it was something the country planned to equip them with, and it was now given to them for use in advance.
After the commander finished explaining the characteristics of the protective cover, he also specifically warned:
"Although it can also prevent falls from high altitudes, comrades say that it can only be up to five stories high. You still have to be careful when you reach high-rise buildings."
The firefighters nodded solemnly, equipped all the equipment and went upstairs again.
Song Yao stood there all the time, just looking up, but one idea after another came up in his heart, and he suppressed these ideas one by one.
He has many ideas, but those ideas take time.
In a critical situation like this, nothing can be done.
Seeing Lu Ju come back, he quickly asked: "How is it? Can this fire be extinguished?"
Lu Ju shook his head: "It can't be extinguished. The fire is too fierce. The firefighters said that the protective shield can ensure the greatest degree of life safety, but it may not be of much use in extinguishing the flames."
"But at least the shield can protect people."
Song Yao wanted to say something else, but the crowd watching in the distance suddenly let out a few exclamations.
"look!"
"Whose child is that?!"
"It's going to fall, it's going to fall!!"
Their voices were full of shock and worry. Song Yao and the others quickly looked up, only to see that a window on the fourteenth floor had been opened, thick smoke rushed out, and a girl about twelve or thirteen years old was holding on to the window sill. Standing on the edge of the narrow floor below.
The edge was really narrow, and she even had to use her feet to step on it. In order to avoid the smoke and fire, the girl had to move to the right, and her hands seemed to be holding on to a hole in the wall.
She couldn't see clearly from below, but she could immediately make those who saw this scene fearful for her.
The most worrying thing is that the girl is not alone.
There was a swaddle tied with a rope behind her back, apparently a baby, maybe her brother or sister.
People began to discuss whose child this was.
They all live in this area, and there will always be people they know. When they meet, they will say:
"Is this the girl named Miao from the family who sells food at the stall? Is the baby she is carrying the third child of their family? I remember she gave birth only two months ago, and she seems to be a girl."
"Where are their adults? Why is this girl carrying her sister on her back?"
"In order to make more money, Lao Miao and the others go to No. 1 Middle School to set up stalls. It's far away from here. No. 1 Middle School has evening self-study, and the time when they come back is after ten o'clock in the evening every day. It's probably not too late. Know about the fire."
"I remember there seemed to be a eldest son in their family."
"He's studying in another city. No, it seems like he should be back today. Is he also in there?"
They soon found out that the eldest son of the Miao family was not in there, because he just happened to be rushing back at night with his luggage.
As soon as he came back, before he could react, his sister was outside because the house was on fire.
He saw his sister slipping and almost falling down. His legs went limp, and he threw away his luggage and ran inside:
"Yingying!! Don't move!! I'll be up soon!!"
The girl was still holding on, but when she saw her brother, she couldn't hold it anymore and cried out heartbreakingly:
"Brother!! I can't stand it anymore!!"
Her brother was desperate to rush in, but was stopped by the firefighters.
"Our people have already gone up. Can you compare with our professional firefighters? If you go in, we have to divert our attention to save you..."
They have stopped many relatives who wanted to rush in.
Humans are emotional animals. Sometimes, even if they know that they are going in, it is useless, and they can't really watch their relatives bear it alone.
Song Yao also kept staring at the girl who seemed to be about to fall at any time. The child was so nervous that he couldn't help biting his nails: "Will they be okay?" Zhao Xiaodong also grabbed his arm nervously: "I think the firefighters should be able to make it in time." "They will definitely make it in time." All the onlookers couldn't help but focus on this girl who seemed to be likely to fall. It was not until they saw the figure of the firefighters at the window that they finally breathed a sigh of relief. "Okay, okay, the firefighters are here." "It's okay, it's okay." Song Yao also patted his chest with lingering fear, and a look of relief appeared on his face: "It's okay, it's okay, and we just need to pull her up next." But just when everyone was relieved, the edge that the girl had been standing on could no longer bear the weight and cracked with a click. She screamed and her body began to fall down in an instant. The firefighter near the window subconsciously rushed over to pull her, but he was also pulled down, relying on his feet to hook a thin railing. In just a moment, the girl was in danger of falling into the air with her baby sister, and the firefighter was also in the air, holding her arm with one hand.
"Ah!!!"
"Oh my God!"
Now, not to mention ordinary people, even Song Yao stood up with his heart pounding:
"What, what should we do? Are the other firefighters in that room? Can they be pulled up?"
Yuan Jiang also frowned:
"With so much weight, the railing can't support the firefighters to rescue."
Sure enough, the railing suddenly bent down, and the two of them sank down.
There was also a cry of surprise from below.
The Miao couple finally heard the news of the fire and rushed over. When they saw this scene, their hearts almost stopped.
"Then, is that our Yingying? Is it Yingying?"
The other firefighters had tied the rope and were going down, and they were about to catch their colleagues' feet.
- Click!
The railing went down a little more.
Even the people below could see that the railing was about to break.
The firefighter, who was wearing a mask and hat and whose face could not be seen clearly, was originally in a standard motionless posture waiting for rescue, but at this moment he looked back with effort.
Song Yao bit his nails: "What is he looking at?"
Zhao Xiaodong guessed: "Is he looking at how long the railing can last?"
Just as they were talking, screams rang out again. The firefighter suddenly exerted force with both hands, grabbed the girl's arm a few steps forward, and then loosened his feet and fell to the ground.
"Oh my God! It fell down!!"
"Yingying!!!!"
Amid the noisy crying and screams around, Song Yao stared at it without closing his eyes.
In this second, the child suddenly understood why the firefighter did this.
Sure enough.
There was a leap in the air.
A huge light blue sphere suddenly appeared.
It bounced off at about the fifth floor.
It can be seen with the naked eye that its descent speed is much slower than that of the human body.
Inside the ball was the firefighter and the girl with her baby sister on her back, who he desperately pulled close to him. At the last second, he did not forget to pull the girl to change her position so that she and her sister could lie on him.
——Bang!
The ball fell to the ground.
Everyone was stunned.
"Then, what is that?"
"They seem to be alive."
A few seconds later, the firefighter let go of the hand that was protecting the girl, opened the protective cover and rolled out, lying flat on the ground, raised one hand, took off the mask with great effort and breathed deeply.
Song Yao, who had been holding his breath, also breathed deeply. The child held his pounding heart and blinked, his eyes sparkling.
In his heart, he felt a sense of pride and excitement, "Ah, it turns out that our protective cover can really work."
The firefighters on the ground were stunned for a few seconds before running forward:
"What's wrong? Where are you injured?"
"Quick! Stretcher, stretcher!"
"Look at you, how can you be so brave, you dare to jump so high!!"
"Girl, are you okay? Come, I'll pull you out."
The girl was a little scared, but she didn't forget to quickly take off the swaddling clothes to see if her sister was okay.
When her parents and brothers pounced on her, she started crying in fear.
The firefighter who took off his mask to reveal his face looked like he was only eighteen or nineteen years old.
His face was dark, and he smiled with big white teeth:
"I'm fine, I don't think I have any broken bones, just a little injury."
The neighbors nearby were happy that they were fine, but at the same time they were surprised:
"What is that ball?"
“Are they okay because of that ball?”
“It’s okay even if you jump from such a high height!!”
The young people were discussing enthusiastically, but the older men and women had already started to go home.
A young man saw it and shouted quickly:
"Grandma, are you going home to sleep? Don't you want to watch?"
The white-haired old lady walked quickly, waving her hands without looking back as she walked:
"You go on and watch. I want to go home and go online to talk to my friends about this."
An old man also followed him home: "Yes, yes, yes."
"It doesn't matter if it's high or low. I want to discuss it with netizens across the country."