Chapter 2 wedge

The flames scorched people, and the smoke billowed. Around the five-star high-rise hotel trembling in the flames, one after another red chariots roared towards them, and then sprayed out intertwined silver water dragons. Armed firefighters rushed into the gate of the hotel, and crying men, women and children fled the fire in the opposite direction, and the onlookers talked curiously and worriedly... All of this tells people that this is a battle. A special battle in a peaceful age, a desperate struggle between firefighters and fire demons. In the fire-fighting temporary headquarters, the commander-in-chief of the battle, 38-year-old He Zisheng, the captain of the Jianglin City Fire Brigade, was holding a walkie-talkie to talk to the front, while quickly flipping through the hotel architectural design drawings and fire-fighting battle plans stored on the tablet. .

"Rescue people first! Organize elite forces and check the evacuees room by room! Through various channels, try to inform the people who cannot escape the fire to go to the 15th floor of refuge!" "The Secret Service Brigade uses 3 vehicle-mounted guns to suppress the fire spreading to the upper floors!" "The First Squadron and the Guangming Road Squadron quickly dispatched three water cannons, and set up three lines of defense in three sections from the 3rd to the 11th floor. The commander of the section has full authority to block the fire from spreading upwards!"

"Please assist the public security police and street cadres to strictly control irrelevant personnel from entering the burning building!" One order after another was issued quickly.In the thin light of the morning sun, the bright red of fire was reflected on He Zisheng's face, firm and calm, only when his eyes swept towards the undulating waves of fire, there was an imperceptible sharp edge. The fire is growing and more people are being evacuated from the hotel. "Report! Report to the commander-in-chief. The forward headquarters received the latest news. Nine people were trapped on the 34th and 35th floors of the hotel. Because the fire broke out in the guest room on the 9th floor, the smoke filled the air, and they could not reach the refuge floor safely. !"

He Zisheng tapped the tablet, and the red and green lines on the screen shrank suddenly, and the icon of the fire elevator stretched and enlarged.He picked up the walkie-talkie, "Chief of Staff of Security, organize a rescue team immediately, and use the second fire elevator on the right side of the lobby to reach the 35th floor and carry out rescue!" "Report to the commander-in-chief that the hotel's automatic fire-fighting facilities suddenly failed to activate normally, and the fire elevator also failed to operate normally!" Wei An's voice was extremely anxious.

He Zisheng frowned, clapped the case, and the political commissar Hu Lei next to him once again looked at the floor plan on the tablet. Above the head, there was a faint roar, and the sound gradually approached.He Zisheng and Hu Lei raised their heads at the same time, and a helicopter broke through the clouds and headed towards the top floor of the hotel. "Report to the headquarters, the fire helicopter has arrived above the fire scene, requesting orders, requesting orders!" The helicopter circled back and forth over the hotel. Hu Lei said: "Thanks to the timely deployment, the helicopter came very quickly, just in time for use."

He Zisheng waved decisively, and the communicator of the headquarters immediately contacted the helicopter. The 9 trapped people boarded the roof platform of the hotel. The firefighters in the helicopter descended to the roof, guided the trapped people to board the helicopter, and evacuated safely. At the same time, the life-saving chute carried by the fire-fighting aerial ladder vehicle unfolded, lifted off, and reached the 15th refuge floor.The firefighters in the operating bucket broke down the glass curtain wall and guided more than 40 trapped people in the refuge floor to slide down the slide one by one.

There was no time to rejoice and rejoice, and a new message came from the walkie-talkie. "Reporting to the commander, a combustion explosion occurred in the storehouse storing wine on the 12th floor of the hotel. The fire is out of control and is spreading upwards. The water from the fire ladder truck and the vehicle-mounted cannon cannot reach above the 20th floor. The fire is difficult to control! The fire is difficult to control!" On the outskirts of the fire scene, the sirens were harsh, and the sound of "ga, ga——" brakes kept coming and going, and reinforcements were arriving one after another.It is reported that Mayor Zheng He is on his way to the scene of the fire.

He Zisheng thought for a while, then picked up the walkie-talkie and shouted: "The frontline headquarters, immediately set up a security officer to observe the situation of the hotel building at all times, and send out a signal to avoid the collapse of the hotel at any time. The '9.11' incident must not be allowed to repeat itself!" , and heard a new report: "Received a report from the masses that there are people trapped on the 13th floor, asking for help!" He Zisheng and Hu Lei ran to the front headquarters while listening, and met Wei An with a dark face. The hotel has been completely engulfed in flames, the sound of "bang bang" can be heard endlessly, tongues of flames rush out of the window, and thick smoke like a "mushroom cloud" billows into the sky.

Wei An shouted hoarsely: "The fire is too big, the situation is unknown, the 13th floor is very dangerous! However, Yu Lisa, who is in charge of the section from the 9th floor to the 11th floor, has already rushed up with several soldiers!" "Playing the piano!" Hu Lei roared angrily. He Zisheng smiled slightly, "As expected of Yu Manjiang's kid, he has guts!" Then, he picked up the walkie-talkie, "Yu Lisa, where are you, please answer." Soon, came Yu Lisa's vigorous answer: "Report to the commander, we are at the evacuation stairs on the east side of the 11th to 12th floors, and we are struggling to break through to the 12th floor!"

"Okay! Hold on! Protect your own safety, wait for an opportunity to break through the line of fire, and the headquarters will immediately organize reinforcements." Wei An anxiously said: "What should I do? It is not only dangerous but also too late to let the reinforcements rush to the 12th floor and above!" "External attack!" He Zisheng said quickly, "Convey the order, the deputy team leader Sun Mingjie and the special service team leader Yang Yong each lead a combat team, wearing heat-resistant suits, and use two straight-arm climbing vehicles to storm into the 10th floor of the hotel, and strive to Join Yu Lisa, suppress the fire, set up a ladder, and try to rescue the trapped people."

Just after finishing these few words, several reinforcements came to report.He continued to deploy: "Changshan Squadron and Qianhu Squadron each sent out a combat team, and sent out 8 water guns from the north and south sides to carry out pincer attacks!" The climbing car lifted its arm up, and two combat teams wearing silver thermal insulation suits and carrying air respirators were transported to the operating bucket. Some of the personnel broke the glass and rushed into the fire scene, while the other quickly and sensitively erected a soft ladder on the outer wall. Lay the hose vertically. "Yu Lisa, what's the situation ahead?" He Zisheng stepped forward to direct, and was shouting, when he looked up and saw water spraying on a corner of the outer wall, and green smoke immediately rose, "Be careful!" At the same time, he pulled Hu Lei who was beside him violently, and a brick on the outer wall brushed against him. The arm fell to the ground and was smashed to pieces.He Zisheng's arm was bloody immediately. "Report, we have broken through the line of fire and reached the 13th floor, where we found 4 trapped people, one of whom was locked indoors and was breaking down the anti-theft door!" Hearing Yu Lisa's echo, He Zisheng lifted his spirits, and regardless of the bleeding on his arm, he said, "Have you already joined the reinforcements?" The voices of Yang Yong and Yu Lisa sounded at the same time: "We have met!" "Organize the escape of the trapped people! All combat teams, please pay attention to the working status of the air respirators. Once the alarm post starts to alarm, they must immediately evacuate to a safe area for replacement!" The first trapped person descended slowly along the ladder. The second trapped person was a child, who fell down on Yang Yong's back, and Wei An and others rushed to meet him. The third trapped person was a young female white-collar worker who was trembling and did not dare to look downstairs. Sun Mingjie guided her into the operating platform of the climbing car, tied on the descending device, and slowly descended from a high altitude to escape. The process of waiting for the fourth trapped person was heart-wrenching. Ten minutes later, the comatose trapped person was placed in a multi-functional stretcher and slid down from the 13th floor to the ground. The ambulance personnel rushed to respond immediately and carried out rescue on the spot. Seeing the rescue of the fourth trapped person, the applause of the onlookers swept across. He Zisheng looked up at the fire in the hotel, but frowned, "Attention all internal attackers, evacuate the hotel immediately!" "No!" Yu Lisa shouted into the walkie-talkie, "We are effectively controlling the fire!" "Execute the order!" He Zisheng spat out these four words viciously, without any room for negotiation. Hu Lei and Wei An cast surprised glances at He Zisheng at the same time. A few minutes later, a large number of firefighters withdrew from the hotel, and their expressions all conveyed their dissatisfaction and dissatisfaction with the evacuation order. Immediately, the onlookers booed: "Alas, alas, the fire brigade has withdrawn, they are afraid of death!" Fang Ping, the general manager of the hotel, who was already in a state of desperation, ran to He Zisheng and begged, "He Zi, please, our loss is too great, you can't withdraw!" He Zisheng turned his head, pointed at the hotel, and said, "You also worked in firefighting, look—" Through the glass curtain wall, a crimson light illuminates the 1st to 13th floors of the shopping mall, and the light instantly intensifies a hundred times. "Boom—" the angry flames are intertwined into rolling red fireballs, which explode and dance, and the powerful air waves shatter Glass and debris splashed in all directions, and the onlookers retreated one after another. "Flash!" Fang Ping's face changed in horror.All the firefighters and the public at the scene instantly understood the painstaking efforts of the commander-in-chief. The deflagration came quickly, and then went away in a blink of an eye. After the flashover, the fire spread to the 13th floor and above, forming a three-dimensional combustion. Mayor Zheng He arrived.Due to the severe traffic congestion, he abandoned the car and walked on foot. With the assistance of his secretary, he squeezed out from the dense crowd of onlookers and came to He Zisheng's side. His first sentence asked: "Are there any people trapped in the hotel?" He Zisheng is meeting with various search and rescue teams, reporting: "So far no new information has been received on people being trapped." Before the words were finished, the correspondent urgently reported: "There are people on the 34th floor using red cloth to signal, and some people are trapped!" He Zisheng's face darkened, and at the same time as Zheng He and Hu Lei picked up the binoculars and looked at the top floor of the hotel, "Why didn't this person follow him when he was rescued by helicopter just now?" "Perhaps this person happened not to be with those escapees." Hu Lei analyzed. Zheng He said: "Send the helicopter to rescue this person immediately!" He Zisheng put down the binoculars and shook his head, "It can't be done. Now that the fire is spreading and the smoke is rising, the helicopter can no longer approach the top floor." Zheng He said: "What else can we do? We must save people no matter what! What about the ladder car?" "This is a super high-rise building, and the curved arm of the aerial ladder truck cannot reach the 34th floor. And the fire is currently fierce, and our firefighters cannot forcefully break through to reach the 34th floor." "This won't work, and that won't work, you have to find a way for me!" Zheng He was furious. "There is only one way: launch a general attack and extinguish the fire. At the same time, tell the trapped person to quickly find a suitable place to take refuge temporarily and wait for rescue." "Is it time to attack now?" "At present, the fire is developing in an all-round way. The open flames and thick smoke are violent. We can only control it first and then eliminate it. It is not yet time for a general attack." He Zisheng shook his head in denial. Zheng He took a serious look at He Zisheng, nodded, and said in a deep voice, "Okay, follow your battle plan." He Zisheng picked up the walkie-talkie: "Please pay attention to the forward headquarters, and please pay attention to all participating units. According to the division of labor in the section before the flashover, immediately enter the second battle! The internal attack personnel adopt the echelon combat method to eliminate the open fire layer by layer!" Turning around, Deploy the communicator, "The trapped person should have no communication tools, activate the tweeter, and shout to him!" The microphone was immediately handed over to He Zisheng. His voice was almost hoarse. He coughed and shouted: "Those trapped on the 34th floor, please pay attention. The government and the fire department are actively rescuing you. Don't panic. Don't panic if the firefighters don't arrive." Before that, be sure to do self-protection and shelter according to what I said. If there is a water source around you, immediately wet a towel with water, cover your mouth and nose to prevent excessive smoke inhalation; then, find the best shelter. If you The physical strength is enough, and the smoke in the stairwell is not too big. Please rush to the roof platform as soon as possible, and use the water in the water tank on the roof to wet your clothes to resist the high temperature of the flame. If you can’t reach the top floor, you should try to hide in the bathroom. Close the doors and windows tightly, block the gaps tightly, turn on all the faucets to let the water cool down, and buy time for the firefighters to rescue them." He shouted three times repeatedly, and he didn't put down the microphone until he saw the trapped person disappearing in front of the window, and he should have gone to find a suitable shelter. Time is passing by every minute. In the general headquarters, Zheng He, He Zisheng, and Hu Lei discussed nervously and adjusted the battle deployment in due course. Reinforcements continued to arrive.The temperature inside the hotel was too high, and He Zisheng formulated a plan for rotating attacks, and batch after batch of officers and soldiers participating in the battle rushed into the fire, taking turns with the previous batch of comrades who had been burned by the high temperature.The officers and soldiers who came off the rotation quickly flushed with water guns to cool down, and then went into battle. Zheng He praised: "You fire brigade, you are really doing a good job, no one backs down!" He Zisheng squinted at the electronic map on the tablet screen, and drew the battle deployment map nervously with a pencil. Just as he was about to answer, Wei An shouted on the walkie-talkie: "Report to the commander-in-chief, the fire has been effectively controlled, and all reinforcements are assembled In place, whether you can launch a general attack, waiting for your instructions!" He Zisheng exchanged glances with Zheng He and Hu Lei, and the three nodded at the same time.He threw the pencil away, stood up, and said, "I declare that the general attack has begun!" Nearly a hundred silver water jets were fired at once, and the water cannons fired "bang bang" like an order for a general attack.Groups of fire officers and soldiers, wearing blue combat uniforms, orange emergency rescue uniforms, and silver heat-insulating clothing, converged into a mottled torrent, starting from the main entrance of the hotel, from the fire truck on the climbing platform, from the ladder, and madly. Shouting loudly, they charged at their stubborn enemy, the raging fire! Zheng He stared at the scene in front of him solemnly, "Our charge is by no means inferior to any American blockbuster!" He Zisheng raised his head, with pride and joy hidden deep in his tired eyes, and said, "This is our firefighters. Many years ago, didn't I tell you that we firefighters, handsome and courageous, are airy!" Zheng He slapped He Zisheng on the shoulder vigorously, and laughed loudly: "A proud firefighter must be invincible!" "Call Commander! Call Commander!" Wei An's voice sounded again. "Have the trapped people been rescued? Are there any officers and soldiers injured?" He Zisheng urged. "The fire has been extinguished and the scene is being cleaned up. The trapped person on the 34th floor has been found and is temporarily in a coma, and his life is not in danger." He Zisheng nodded: "Good job!" "But—" Wei An's voice suddenly became hoarse. He Zisheng asked keenly, "What happened?" Wei An choked with sobs, unable to form a sentence against the noisy background of the fire scene. He Zisheng was anxious, so he raised his voice and howled, "What's the matter? Tell me!" "Wow—" A flash of lightning flashed across the sky above Jianglin City. Wei An's answer came from the intercom. At this moment, the building fragments merged with the clouds and fell one after another. "Yu Lisa, died in the fire!"