Recently, a martial arts gym in Yuanxiang Town North Street, Zhaocheng County, Shangqiu City, Henan Province, caught fire in the early hours of the morning, and a total of 34 people have been searched and rescued, causing 18 deaths, 4 serious injuries, and 12 minor injuries. The injured have been treated.
According to nearby residents, the youngest of the casualties was only 7 years old, and the oldest was only 15 years old. And when the fire broke out, they also heard the cries of the children, which was really sad and regrettable.
According to the official information, the martial arts hall is named Zhenxing International Fighting Club of Zhecheng County, according to the fire brigade staff, the building where the martial arts training institution is located is a self-built house by the villagers, not a training institution in the true sense, and has not gone through the audit, acceptance or fire filing procedures.
At present, the fire has been extinguished, the person in charge of the martial arts gym has been controlled by the police, and the cause of the accident is under investigation.
The children who were killed were basically staying in the martial arts gym, and they were also the students in it, and the street where the martial arts hall was located also had a fire case in 2015, and among the people involved in the firefighting, there were children from the martial arts gym, who did not expect the fire to be merciless.
Safe production is a common topic, our country attaches great importance to it, and every year it will be put on the agenda, and many places will also have activities such as safe production month. Although a lot of efforts have been made, but the fire still occurs, the accidents and losses caused by the fire every year are also constantly staged, where there is a fire hazard, its safety awareness must not be in place!
Some people are holding a fluke mentality, will lead to the occurrence of tragedy, think about so many children killed, how should parents face it, in addition to preventing problems before they occur, when the fire breaks out, do we not have a little room for redemption? The answer is definitely no, grasping the golden escape time, what to do and what not to do, is the key to life and death.
What is a fire? In the new definition standard, it refers to the combustion that is out of control in time or space. Among the disasters experienced by mankind, fire is one of the most frequent and widespread threats to public safety and social development.
Although the use of fire is a major progress of human civilization, it is like a double-edged sword, well controlled can benefit mankind, otherwise it will become a fire, and the progress of human civilization is also the history of continuous victory over fire, and also summarizes many practical and effective self-help and escape methods.
First of all, in the face of fire, we have the goldenest escape time, and if we can use it, it is appropriate to save our lives. Of course, the shorter the time, the safer it is, and in general, the best escape time is within 90 seconds, which is only one minute and a half. Residential buildings are about 2 to 3 minutes, and high-rise buildings are based on the higher floors, and the best time is about 5 to 6 minutes.
Don't underestimate these few minutes, when you really face the fire, many people may often rub shoulders with hope because of the lack of basic escape common sense and operational awareness. So how to grasp the escape time of this gold?
Myth 1: Overwhelmed
From a high probability point of view, the probability of a fire around us is actually not too large, which is also the reason for the existence of fluke psychology. Therefore, once you encounter a fire, you will panic, because you have not experienced it, coupled with the fact that there are few drills in normal times, you don't know where to start to deal with it.
The correct approach is that once a fire is found, you should immediately call "119" for help. What is said here is discovery, not waiting until you find a fire and then calling the police after you can't control it, because time is hope. Then quickly cut off the cause of the fire, such as: is a fire caused by an electrical fire, you must immediately turn off the power, otherwise all subsequent escape methods will be affected.
Myth two: the eye decides the way out
What we see is not necessarily safe, because when danger comes, we are most likely to use emotional thinking to do what we see. For example: when you see the door, you think of the exit, in fact, not necessarily, if the door is a tongue of fire that sprays out, not to mention that the doorknob can burn your own hand, even if you open the door, the fire will burn more and more because of more oxygen.
Correct approach: the idea determines the way out, when encountering a fire, it is necessary to not be chaotic, first observe the fire, and then decide the escape method. If you encounter it in an unfamiliar environment, you must first familiarize yourself with the surrounding evacuation routes, safety exits and stair orientations before escaping. When conditions permit, close the doors of the room and the evacuation stairwell as much as possible to prevent the spread of fire and smoke.
Myth 3: Wrong way to escape
This is the most likely to appear in high-rise buildings, because everyone usually takes the elevator up and down the stairs, which may be inertial thinking, or it may be taken for granted that the elevator can save time, in fact, taking the elevator to escape is the most dangerous. There is also the assumption that the fire is not as serious as imagined, and in order to save time, it is carried out without any protective measures.
The right thing to do: escape from the indicated safety exit, stair walkway, because the elevators of high-rise buildings, in the event of a fire, will lose power and form a "chimney" effect, and any creature inside is tantamount to being grilled.
If you face an environment with too much smoke, you should close the doors and windows and use wet quilts, wet towels, etc. to plug the door cracks tightly to block the smoke from entering; if the floor is too high to escape, do not risk jumping to escape, retreat to balconies, bathrooms and other places, and try to block the entry of fireworks, while issuing a distress signal to attract the attention of rescue personnel.
In the process of escape, the smoke contains a lot of harmful chemicals, which can kill in minutes, so towels are the most readily available protective tools. When using, it is best to fold it in half 3 times to achieve the effect of 8 layers, and then wet and wring it out with water, at this time the smoke removal rate is about 60%, which can filter out 10% to 40% of the carbon monoxide, but the time limit and human patience time are also a few minutes, so escaping as soon as possible is the key.
Since the smoke is lighter than air, the closer you get to the ground, the fainter the smoke will be. When fleeing for your life, you have to bow your head and bend down or crawl forward, or even crawl. If possible, wet clothes and head with water, or wet blankets on the body in large areas, the effect is better. If you live in a relatively high place, an escape mask is the best choice.
For many people, the more entangled question is that when a fire occurs, should we run up or down?
If conditions permit, it must be running down, but if the downstairs is on fire, it depends on the situation to decide, if the floor is far away, the smoke and fire is large, then it is recommended to stay at home, call the police in time, and block the door gap. Because you can't run the toxic smoke from the stairwell.
If the fire downstairs is close to you, such as the 23rd floor is on fire, and you live on the 24th floor, then it is recommended to run up and have greater vitality. So learn to judge that if the fire does not burn your home, it is best not to run, not down or up.
Myth 4: Have a fluke mentality
It is said that prevention is the most appropriate for fire, many people are holding a fluke mentality, will think that the disaster is someone else's home, will lead to more serious consequences.
Therefore, in peacetime, it is necessary to actively respond to fires and buy some fire prevention equipment and tools, such as: fire extinguishers, fire blankets, escape masks, preferably gas masks and so on.
In addition, it is necessary to learn to use them, familiar with the escape route of the living environment, actively participate in the relevant fire evacuation drills, master the use of escape equipment, and learn various escape and evacuation methods, such as: knotted rope escape, wet wipes and smoke prevention, low posture forward, alarm for help, etc.