Circuit short-circuit caused university dormitory fire pit ceiling burnt black

At 6:53 a.m. yesterday morning, the Fuzhou Public Security Fire Brigade received an alarm and said that the dormitory on the 6th floor of a student dormitory at Fuzhou University’s Zhicheng College, No. 50, Yangqiao West Road, Gulou District, was suddenly on fire. After receiving the alarm, the fire department immediately mobilized four fire engines and more than 20 fire brigade rushed to the scene to carry out the rescue.

According to the on-site fire commander, the fire at the scene was relatively large, and open flames and smoke continued to emerge from the balcony. Afterwards, the fire brigade quickly laid a vertical stream of water to the fire dormitory on the 6th floor. After opening the door, it was discovered that the interior had been burnt red, some of the ceilings and walls had fallen off, and the bed and wardrobe were also burned into empty shells. "The temperature inside is very high. You can still feel a strong burning sensation in protective clothing," said one firefighter.

Half an hour later, the fire was extinguished and after careful search and confirmation, no casualties were caused.

Alarm misses the best time to save

According to the school staff, the burning dormitory was a quadruple room. Students in the entire dormitory had already left school on the 16th for winter vacation. After the Lantern Festival, they returned to school. Therefore, there was no student in the dormitory when the fire broke out.

But why did the fire brigade spread to the entire dormitory when the fire brigade arrived? "After receiving the alarm, as our fire squadron was closer to the school, it quickly arrived at the scene and found several fire extinguishers at the door of the burning dormitories. According to the school lodgers and security guards, they tried to extinguish themselves at the beginning of the fire. But found that the fire is difficult to control before the police help." The commander of the Shangpu fire squadron said, can not rule out the school did not find the dormitory in time to catch fire, missed the best rescue opportunity.

Preliminarily judge the fire caused by the short circuit of the electrical circuit

After the fire broke out, the staff of the Gulou District Public Security Fire Brigade rushed to the scene to investigate the fire.
After investigation, it was known that the fire burned over an area of ​​about 15 square meters. At the time of the fire, there were no students in the dormitories. The analysis of the scene traces basically ruled out the factors of artificial arson. “The initial suspicion is that there is a high possibility of electrical circuit short circuit,” said a firefighter.

The fire-control personnel asked the school to open several dormitories next to the fire. The situation was worrisome. The power lines of computers, lamps, etc. in multiple dormitories were not pulled out of the sockets, and even empty electric kettles were not unplugged. Plug, "So many electrical appliances are powered on for a long time. If there is an accident such as unstable voltage, leakage, short circuit, poor contact, and overheated wires, it can easily cause fire if it is not discovered in time." .

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