As time passed by, the fire grew bigger and bigger, and thick smoke billowed. Countless black smoke and red flame monsters could be seen from a long distance, sticking out their fiery tongues and licking the surroundings wantonly. everything of.
The first floor has been burned to the point where its original appearance is completely unrecognizable. The ground is covered with charred buildings, tables, chairs and the like.
The fire light shot into the sky, reflecting everyone's face, full of worry and anxiety.
At this time, the fire had spread to the fourth floor. If it continued like this, the best rescue time would be missed. Principal Zhou's anxious mouth had several fire bubbles growing out.
After hearing the news, the school leaders rushed over. If there were no casualties, Principal Zhou would at most be criticized. If there were casualties, his position as principal might be over.
Moreover, this year happened to be a critical period for his promotion. Originally, everything was fine, but then something like this happened again. It was simply a bad year.
Now Principal Zhou no longer hopes to be promoted. As long as he is not dismissed, he will be lucky.
Why haven’t the fire trucks come yet? "
The vice-principal comforted: "It should be there soon, let's wait a little longer——"
Principal Zhou interrupted impatiently, "Wait a minute! How long do we have to wait? If we keep waiting, people will be burned to death."
At this time, the dean of students ran over in a hurry, and Principal Zhou's eyes lit up, "Is the fire truck coming?"
However, there was no sign of a vehicle behind the dean, and he suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart, "What about you, the fire truck? Didn't you go and clear the way for them?"
"The fire truck is now blocked in the road in front and occupied by surrounding parking, so it cannot come in for the time being."
The terrain around the school is relatively complex. There are not only commercial areas but also residential areas, all mixed together. The surrounding streets are usually fine, but can get a bit congested at night.
It wasn't a big deal at first, but the house leak happened to be raining all night, and there happened to be a large-scale event in the southeast. All the vehicles in the city drove this way and gathered here. At this time, the road near the school was blocked by water. .
The key fire safety passage was also occupied. The fire truck was directly blocked there. There were cars in front and behind the position that could not get up or down. It can be said that the dilemma was very embarrassing and it would be impossible to drive in for a while.
"Because the situation is urgent, the firefighters have already got out of the car. I will be sent here to talk to you first."
Principal Zhou took a breath and quickly ordered:
"Hurry and send a few people over to help evacuate the traffic and surrounding vehicles. In addition, we must contact the Transportation Bureau to say that we need support. We must also find a way to contact the few cars occupying the safe passage. The rest of the people will come with me to respond quickly. .”
Now that the situation is urgent, there is nothing we can do about it.
The firefighters came from a short distance carrying heavy equipment and holding thick water pipes in their hands. They quickly connected the fire hydrants and began comprehensive fire-fighting work.
Some firefighters put on their equipment and entered the fire scene to prepare for rescue.
"Comrade firefighters, it's all up to you to bring those children out safely."
The firefighter nodded, "Don't worry, these are all matters within our scope."
Facing the fierce fire, these firefighters did not hesitate or flinch and rushed into the sea of fire without hesitation.
"Now that the firefighters are here, I hope those students are safe."
"We must bring them out."
"Hopefully the operation will go smoothly and there won't be any more problems."
Everyone gave their blessings, and the parents of the students rushed over after receiving the news. When they learned that their children were trapped on the top floor, their eyes went black and they almost fainted, crying and screaming beside them.
"Why is it that our child is so unlucky? He is trapped in the fire. What should we do if there is something wrong with him?"
There were all parents present, and they felt bad when they saw such a scene. If their children were trapped in the fire, their mood would not be much better.
Others quickly comforted them: "Don't worry, the firefighters are here, your child will be fine."
Qin Tian stared at the flames soaring into the sky, looking a little worried and uneasy. I'm afraid things are not that simple. The fire has begun to spread to the fifth floor.
There were constant crackling sounds and the sound of things falling inside Staedtler.
Although you can't clearly see the scenes on the upper floors, judging from the situation on the first floor, I'm afraid it won't be much better. The stairs may collapse at any time.
Sure enough, the firefighters ran out from inside, and one of them even fainted. The one they lifted out looked in extremely bad condition, and the medical staff nearby hurriedly performed first aid work.
Principal Zhou looked livid and couldn't help but ask, "What's going on?"
The firefighter shook his head and said solemnly:
"The fire inside was so intense that some of the stairs collapsed and we couldn't go up at all. Moreover, the items in one of the rooms reacted with the fire, forming a toxic gas so strong that even a gas mask couldn't stop it."
Sure enough, Qin Tian's guess was correct.
Now even professional firefighters have no solution. Principal Zhou couldn't help but feel dumbfounded, "Well, what should we do now?"
"It is impossible to rescue from the inside now. We can only rescue from the outside and use ladders to move the group of students on the roof."
"But now that the fire trucks can't come in at all, how can we use the ladder?"
Everyone was a little dumbfounded, "If that doesn't work, use an air bed. Let the students jump off and we can catch them below."
This is the last resort. Not to mention that the fire downstairs is so big, the students' lives may be in danger when they jump off the building. The most important thing is that there are 6 floors, which is relatively high. All in all, the risk is too high. , it is best not to use an air mattress unless absolutely necessary.
Principal Zhou scratched his head irritably, "Then what should you do now? The fire truck can't come in, the ladder cannot be used, and the air bed is dangerous."
It can be said that everyone is racing against death now, and every minute and every second is extremely precious.
Just when everyone was at a loss what to do, good news suddenly came from the front. The road had been cleared. The fire truck was now on its way to the school and could arrive in less than five minutes.
Principal Zhou's frown finally relaxed, "Great, these students are finally saved."
When the fire truck arrived, the ladder was quickly released.
However, new problems emerged.
When Staedtler was building the building, there was a problem with the drawings, so each floor was higher than originally expected.
So although it is on the 6th floor, it is similar to the 8th floor in an ordinary residential area.
The ladder that comes with the fire truck is actually too short!
Everyone was dumbfounded on the spot. Looking at the ladder that was still a long way from the 6th floor, their hearts suddenly dropped.
"Why, how could this happen? Even the ladder can't do it."
At this time, the fire had already reached the fifth floor. At this speed, it was obviously too late to raise a higher ladder.
(End of chapter)
