Blazing Armour - Chapter 143

Their car was stopped outside the blockade. Gong Yingxian showed his ID and ran to the gate of the factory with Ren Yu.

From a distance, they saw a group of students and employees who were withdrawing in panic.

Gong Yingxian said to Ren Yu, “you go to the captain to understand the situation, and I’ll go to feilan.”

Ren Yi nodded and shook his hand, hoping to give him strength from this short but powerful contact.

There are special fire engine passages inside and outside the factory. At this time, nearly ten fire engines have stopped. It is expected that there must be more fire engines on the road. Ren Yu found the one closest to the inside – which must be the earliest – that is, Liang Wei’s squadron.

Ren Yu grabbed a fire fighter: “where’s captain liang?”

“I went in long ago.”

“Is there any detachment leader coming?”

“Also inside, you are…” the soldier looked at Ren Yu carefully and seemed to find something. His expression immediately became strange.

Ren Yu was so anxious that he didn’t notice his difference: “brother, lend me your intercom and let me contact your captain.”

The soldier shook off his hand impolitely: “how can we talk to outsiders.”

“I’m also a fireman. I’m your captain’s…”

“I know who you are.” The soldier turned and said, “don’t interfere with our work.”

Ren Zhuo was stunned. He grabbed the soldier’s arm and said sternly, “brother, I don’t care what you think of me. It’s important now. I must know the situation inside. If this is a premeditated crime, brother Wei will be very dangerous.”

Hearing the speech, the soldier was a little confused for a moment.

“Ren Yu.”

Hearing the familiar voice behind him, Ren Yi turned away.

Yan Jue, who didn’t know when to arrive at the scene, waved to him, “come to me.”

Ren Yu trotted over and Yan Jue handed Ren Yu the intercom with the channel adjusted. Ren Yu looked at him gratefully and immediately put it in his ear: “brother Wei, brother Wei, I’m Ren Yu, do you hear me?”

There was a noisy current sound at the other end of the intercom: “Ren Yi? Where are you…”

“Brother Wei, what’s going on inside?” Ren Yi asked anxiously, “have all the students withdrawn? Have you found the fire? Is there anything unusual?”

“Ren… I’m inside… The cold storage is…”

“What? Brother Wei, I can’t hear you clearly. The signal there is so bad.”

“I’m…” after a while, Liang Wei seems to have changed his place and the conversation is smooth. “Ren Yi, what did you just say? I can’t hear you clearly.”

“Have the students finished withdrawing?”

“No, they have come to the whole grade. There are many people, so the visiting order and time of each class are staggered. One class is in the cold storage. We need to organize the evacuation of more than 2000 employees and students. Now there is a serious shortage of manpower.”

“There’s another shift in the cold storage? How’s the fire now?”

“We have seen the open fire. The fire is burning in the interlayer, which is particularly difficult to put out. Now we are studying where to break it down.” Liang Wei said, “I don’t have time to tell you. Please find your sister quickly.”

Ren Yu looked up at the smoke in the distance and his heart was in a ball. Is Gong feilan out? Even if he comes out, the scene is so chaotic and there are so many people. I’m afraid he can’t find it in a while. Gong Yingxian must be worried.

Ren Yu knows that it’s no use worrying. Now the most important thing is to put out the fire and prevent bigger accidents, so that everyone can leave safely.

Yan Jue looked at Ren Yu’s face and asked anxiously, “I didn’t know you had a sister. Was she in there?”

“It’s Gong Yingxian’s cousin.” Ren Yi took a deep breath. “I don’t know where she is now. The phone can’t get through. This was originally a normal visit, but a male student in her same school was related to the case taught by X before. Now we are very worried that he is targeted.”

Yan Jue comforted, “don’t worry. Maybe she has come out. Now more than half of the students have been evacuated. Give me her picture and I’ll pay attention when I go in.”

“Take me in.”

Yan Jue frowned and said, “Ren Yu, you are suspended now.”

“Haven’t you heard from brother Wei that there is a shortage of staff in it? It doesn’t matter what’s on duty now. The most important thing is to evacuate the masses as soon as possible.”

Yan Jue looked at him in embarrassment for a few seconds and greeted his soldiers: “prepare a set of equipment for captain Ren immediately.”

“Yan Jue, thank you.” Ren Yu said seriously.

Yan Jue sorted out his equipment: “as soon as possible, let’s go in together.”

Ren Yu was equipping himself when he saw Gong Yingxian running over, looking left and right. His face was as white as paper. He was obviously looking for something, followed by his driver.

“Should string!” Ren Yu shouted. Looking at Gong Yingxian’s look, he knew feilan hadn’t found it yet.

Gong Yingxian turned his head and ran towards Ren Yi. He trembled and said, “I didn’t find feilan. I confirmed that her whole class didn’t come out.”

Ren Yu held Gong Yingxian’s face: “don’t worry. You look into my eyes. You must calm down. Now you are evacuating in batches. Maybe she is behind. I’ll go in and find her now.”

“Which class?” Yan Jue asked.

After what happened last time, they should have been a little uncomfortable when they met, but now there are far more important things than their contradictions, which make them feel embarrassed for the time being.

“Class three.” Gong Yingxian said, “let me go in together.”

“No.” Yan Jue and Ren Yu said in unison.

Ren Yi explained: “Ying Xian, you can’t get in. Even if we let you in, you can’t get in. There’s a fire blockade ahead. You must ask the leader. Wait for me. I’ll find feilan now. I’ll find her.”

Gong Yingxian bit his lower lip and looked at Ren Yu with an indescribable look, which made Ren Yu’s heart ache.

Ren Ying nodded at him, followed Yan Jue’s team and entered the factory.

People in the whole factory are evacuating. Due to the guidance of fire officers and soldiers, there is no riot, but the flow of people is too large, which inevitably leads to low efficiency. It’s frightening to just look at the vast head of Ukraine.

Ren Yi finds Liang Wei in front of the cold storage. Liang Wei and several captains are discussing tactics with their branch captains.

Liang Wei saw Ren Yu and asked, “did you find your sister?”

Ren Yi shook his head: “she’s in class three. She’s probably still in…”

“Class three is the one in the freezer.” Liang Wei sighed, “Captain Guo has sent two combat teams to evacuate them, but the smoke inside is getting bigger and bigger. Now it’s easy to get lost. The children inside panic and run around, and many of them are scattered.”

Ren Yu only felt that his eyes were black. He knew how dangerous it was to get lost in the fire. He looked at firefighters and students coming out one after another at the entrance of the cold storage, and ran to catch a student: “do you see Gong feilan, is she inside?”

The student’s face was full of horror. He covered his mouth and nose, coughed and shook his head: “no, I don’t see.”

“How many people are there?”

“Maybe, cough, there are twenty or thirty.”

The soldier who took him out shouted, “team Guo, team Liang, now the visibility inside is getting lower and lower. We have to set up road signs.”

Ren Yi wanted to rush in immediately, but he restrained in time and forced himself to calm down and think with the professional thinking of the squadron leader. He knew that no one should enter rashly now.

Cold storage is a very special scene. Many fire-fighting tactics that can be used in conventional buildings do not work here.

On the way, Ren Yu had a general understanding of the structure of this cold storage. This is a typical assembly cold storage. The main structure is not reinforced concrete, but assembled with metal plates like containers, but the structure is much more complex and solid than containers. In order to achieve constant temperature, the cold storage wall has multilayer insulation boards, and the polystyrene foam is sandwiched between the panels.

The cold storage is 200 meters long, 77 meters wide and 12 meters high. It has a large span and area. There are many materials, shelves, equipment and several refrigeration workshops inside. The terrain is very complex. In order to reduce heat dissipation, the cold storage usually has only one or two exits. There is only one cold storage, not even windows. Now the cold storage is filled with black smoke, and the visibility is too low. People must get lost when they go in.

There was a real case abroad. It was also a fire in the cold storage. Six firefighters got lost when entering the search and rescue. They didn’t find the outlet until the air bottle was exhausted, and all died.

Therefore, in the easily lost and large building environment, they should set up road signs, leave spotlights or reflective signs on the way ahead, and tie guide ropes in groups to prevent dispersion.

When several classes went in just now, the smoke inside was not so big, so they can find the exit. Now they must work together as a team and never act alone.

Thinking of this, Ren Yi returned to Liang Wei and said in a praying tone: “Captain Guo, brother Wei, let’s go in. Many children are inside and my sister is still inside.”

Captain Guo of the Xicheng detachment said, “I’m about to assign the task now. Liang Wei, the task of smoke exhaust and cooling the steel structure is up to you. According to our plan just now, one person will connect the power supply of the exhaust outlet, two people will open the smoke exhaust outlet on the roof, others will break down the wall in the downwind, and two water guns will come out in the north. Be sure to reduce the temperature of the steel frame.”

“Shuangqiao squadron is responsible for closing the valve and cutting off the material, detecting the leakage of liquid ammonia pipeline, observing the tolerance of steel structure, and predicting the risk of explosion and collapse. The personnel shall be arranged by yourself.”

“Xiao Xu, your two classes are responsible for water supply. Has the water supply company raised the pressure of the underground pipe network?” Captain Guo asked, “this one needs a lot of water.”

“I’ve already brought it up. I’ll ensure that the water on the fire is uninterrupted.”

“OK, Yan Jue, you lead the search and rescue team. Be sure to make signs and never allow anyone to act alone.”

Captain Guo looked around at the crowd, Solemnly say: “I must tell you again how arduous and important this task is. Now a large amount of toxic smoke is released from combustion, the liquid ammonia leaked from pipeline rupture is at risk of explosion at any time, and the steel frame structure may collapse when heated. What’s more, hundreds of tons of liquid ammonia are stored in the refrigerator room next to the cold storage. If we can’t keep the cold storage, the whole plant will explode.”

The commanders and fighters looked at captain Guo in silence.

“Can you finish the task?”

The crowd shouted, “yes.”

“OK, go to war!”