The security door was locked at the time of the incident! Thick black smoke rises from the corridor of a Shanghai community, and elderly people with limited mobility risk causing disaster if they try to keep warm.

Source: Xinmin Evening News

Recently, the Ganquan Road Police Station of the Putuo Public Security Bureau in Shanghai received calls for help from people claiming that thick black smoke was coming from the corridor of a residential building in a residential building on Pingli Road within its jurisdiction , a fire is suspected. After receiving the report, police officer Wang Yaoyu and auxiliary police officer Gao Zhenwei rushed to the scene quickly.

According to the direction of the black smoke, the police found the house where the incident occurred.The security door of the house was locked, and an old man in a wheelchair was unable to escape. After questioning, the police found that the old man may have Alzheimer\’s disease and forgot where he put the door keys. Seeing that thick smoke continued to pour out from the room, in order to prevent the elderly from inhaling too much smoke and affecting their health, the police made a prompt decision, picked up the fire extinguisher, and smashed the fence of the security door with the bottom. After the steel pipe on the fence became loose, they removed the steel pipe with bare hands. .

Afterwards, Gao Zhenwei quickly climbed up the security door, pushed himself hard, and rolled into the house with his hands and feet. He took the fire extinguisher handed over by Wang Yaoyu and quickly ran to the location where the thick smoke was emitting.

After the smoke dissipated, Gao Zhenwei opened the indoor windows for ventilation and checked the indoor situation again. At this time, the old man\’s daughter also rushed to the scene, opened the door and successfully rescued the old man.

Later, firefighters arrived at the scene for inspection and found thatthe black smoke emitted was caused by the old man burning a stove indoors to keep warm.

It turned out that the old man lit a fire to keep warm at home alone that day, but accidentally set the gauze curtain at the door on fire. Due to his limited mobility, the old man failed to take fire extinguishing measures in time, causing thick black smoke to fill the corridor. It was not until residents discovered that he called the police for help. Fortunately, the police arrived in time and the accident did not cause a major fire, nor did it cause any casualties or property losses.

Afterwards, the police criticized and educated the old man and his daughter, telling them to pay attention to the safety of fire and electricity, prohibiting the old man from burning the stove alone at home again, and instructing the old man\’s daughter to take her to the hospital for medical treatment in time. Check.

Police reminder: In winter, as people use electric stoves, coal stoves, gas, charcoal fires and other electrical and gas equipment with increasing frequency, fire hazards, carbon monoxide poisoning, etc.The risk of poisoning also increases. The general public should enhance their awareness of fire safety, pay attention to the safety of fire and electricity, and do not burn items at home or in corridors to avoid causing fire accidents.

Reporter: Xie Min

Correspondent: Yang Jing