Xin'an Evening News Anhui Network Dawan News No one in the household, the quilt drying outside the balcony suddenly caught fire, and the downstairs neighbors also suffered... On January 18, such a thrilling scene occurred in the Jing'an New City community of Hefei. Why is the good end on fire? On January 19, the residential property responded that it was suspected to be caused by the throwing of cigarette butts upstairs, but no one has actively admitted it so far.
A quilt that was burned down on fire. Courtesy of respondents
There was no one in the household, and the quilt that was drying suddenly caught fire
On the morning of January 19, Xin'an Evening News, Anhui Net, Dawan News reporters came to Jing'an New City Community, the owner introduced that the incident occurred at more than 5 p.m. on January 18, when the quilt drying outside the balcony of a residential building on the 8th floor of a residential building in the north district of the community suddenly caught fire, with the fragments of Mars falling, and the clothes dried on the 6th floor were also ignited, and the situation was thrilling. Immediately, someone quickly reported the situation to the property and called 119. In the end, the property staff arrived in time to extinguish the fire, fortunately there were no casualties.
The live video provided by the owners shows that at the time of the incident, the quilt drying outside the balcony on the 8th floor of the residential building caught fire, someone upstairs was splashing water to extinguish the fire, and there were many residents watching at the scene. The owner told reporters that when the fire broke out, there was no one in the household on the 8th floor, and everyone speculated that someone upstairs may have thrown cigarette butts on the quilt, causing the fire. "It's too dangerous, and I hope to find out the cause as soon as possible and eliminate the safety hazard." said one owner.
Under the guidance of residents, the reporter came to the 8th floor, but knocked on the door many times, and no one answered the fire in the homes of the residents.
The residential building where the incident occurred
The downstairs residents also suffered, and fortunately they were saved in time
Subsequently, Xin'an Evening News, Anhui Net, and Dawan News reporters came to the home of Mr. Pang, a resident on the 6th floor of the residential building, only to see that the outside edge of the balcony was scattered with a lot of charred quilts and pieces of clothing, and the obvious burning smell could still be smelled recently.
Mr. Pang introduced that yesterday afternoon, his wife was cooking in the kitchen, when suddenly there was a smell from outside the balcony, and when he came out to see, the drying sheets had caught fire. After receiving a call from his wife, he contacted the property to reflect the situation and quickly rushed home. "When I came back, there was mars on the sheets, so I quickly poured water on it." Mr. Pang said that because of the timely fire, the fire did not spread to the house, but 3 sheets were burned, and he was still negotiating with the neighbors on the 8th floor about the loss.
A fire broke out upstairs and hit the downstairs. Courtesy of respondents
Mr. Pang said that although the loss is not large, this sudden scene makes people feel afraid, if it is not found in time, the consequences are unimaginable.
Property response: It is suspected that it is caused by throwing cigarette butts upstairs, and the specific reason is still under investigation
At noon on January 19, the staff of the property office of the community introduced to the Xin'an Evening News, Anhui Net, and Dawan News reporters that after receiving the residents' reports that the fire on the upper floor, the property staff rushed to the scene at the first time, on the one hand, arranged for personnel to turn off the water, electricity and gas, on the other hand, because there was no one in the 8th floor of the household, the security guard carried a fire extinguisher from the 9th floor down to extinguish the fire, and finally successfully extinguished the open fire. This time, except for some quilts, clothes were burned, and the glass in the 8th floor residents' homes was damaged, the house was basically unaffected, and no casualties were caused.
The staff said that after the incident, everyone suspected that it was caused by throwing cigarette butts upstairs, and the property side also contacted the upstairs residents one by one, but no one took the initiative to admit it. At present, the specific cause of the fire is still under investigation, and the property has reminded the majority of industries to enhance safety awareness and not to throw cigarette butts.
Xin'an Evening News Anhui Network Dawan News trainee reporter Han Yu photo report
Editor: Peng Ling