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Firefighters work around the clock

Category: Ningbo News
Published: Wednesday, 12 October 2011 06:42

At 7:30 on Tuesday, over ten firefighters from Jiangdong district were fully equipped for a fire drill at the Modern Shopping Mall. Firefighters were still on duty during the National Day Holiday.  They got three cases on Tuesday and saved properties worth over 100,000 for local residents.

Reporters visited the fire station in Jiangdong district where they met Mr Bao., a firefighter who was on duty back then.  There were several monitoring computers and alarm telephones in the office. Once he got a phone call, he must immediately deliver the message to firefighters so that they could arrive at the site as soon as possible. There were maps of roads, information about fire protection channels, key spots and water suppliers posted on the wall. Mr. Bao kept checking the key spots and working out the shortest route even when there were no reporting cases.

At around 11 a.m. when firefighters just came back from work to have lunch, another case was reported. One of the 11 gas bottles of a hotel has leaked and it would be catastrophic if it was ignited. The firefighters hurried to the site. They evacuated residents, moved out the leaking gas bottle and cooled other gases. Together with workers from the gas company, they eliminated the potential dangers.

According to the duty record, firefighters not only contain flames for residents, but also tackle problems like car accidents, drowning, theft and so on. As long as residents call for help, they will arrive in no time.