Residents run away from home after a fire in a Diou coffee shop in Nanchang

Gas cans removed from the kitchen

At about 4 pm yesterday, the kitchen of Diou Coffee Shop, 58 Jinta West Street, caught fire and billowed with smoke. After receiving the alarm, seven fire engines rushed to the scene and soon put out the fire. According to reports, the initial point of fire is on the lampblack exhaust pipe in the kitchen of the store.

The public reflected that:

Seven fire engines caught fire at Dior's coffee shop.

At 04:15 yesterday afternoon, Mr. Tang, a citizen, reported to this newspaper that Diou Cafe, located at the intersection of Jinta West Street and Fuhe Middle Road, was on fire. "smoke kept coming from this coffee shop, and fire rescue had arrived at the scene and put out the fire. The fire was brought under control, but the fire rescue personnel did not leave the scene."

According to Mr. Tang, a total of seven fire engines were present, and fire and rescue workers kept going in and out of the kitchen of the coffee shop. It was said that there was a fire in the kitchen. "there was no open fire at that time, but there was a lot of smoke."

On-site eyewitness:

The windows of the coffee shop shattered all over the floor

At about 4: 40 p.m. yesterday, when the reporter rushed to the scene, the last two fire engines were about to leave the scene, while outside the Dior Cafe, a red rope was pulled up to serve as a temporary cordon.

The reporter noticed that many of the windows facing the street on the first and second floors of the coffee shop were broken, the broken glass was scattered all over the floor, and the staff dressed in coffee shop uniforms were cleaning the broken glass.

According to reports, because the coffee shop was filled with smoke at the time of the incident, the window glass was broken in order to discharge the smoke as soon as possible. The staff appeared depressed because of the coffee shop fire, and they were reluctant to say more about the specific situation at the time of the incident.

The reporter saw that four large gas cylinders and several small gas cylinders were placed outside the kitchen door of the coffee shop. Two female fire supervisors are conducting an investigation at the scene. According to reports, the fire is located in the kitchen of the coffee shop.

The reporter tried to enter the kitchen of the coffee shop, but the staff stopped the reporter because of the high temperature in the kitchen and some smoke. Looking in from the kitchen gate, the reporter found that the kitchen was in a mess, there was a lot of stagnant water on the floor, the walls were blackened by smoke, and a dry powder fire extinguisher was placed on the chaotic floor.

According to reports, after the kitchen staff discovered the fire at the time of the incident, they tried to put out the fire with a fire extinguisher and called the police immediately after finding it useless.

"it's still hot in the kitchen, and we can't get in and take a closer look at the situation." Fire supervisors said they would investigate the specific cause of the fire after cooling.

Fire fighting:

There are explosive gas tanks in the fire kitchen.

A middle-aged man who was watching at the scene said that he lived near the coffee shop on fire and was reading at home at the time of the incident. later, when he went to the window and looked out, he saw smoke rising from the back window of the Dior coffee shop. "at that time, the black smoke rose and was dispersed by the wind." The middle-aged man said that at that time, many surrounding residents were worried about bringing disaster to their homes and ran downstairs from home one after another. When he came downstairs to the scene, fire and rescue workers had arrived at the scene and were controlling the fire.

A decoration worker standing next to the coffee shop said that he heard that the coffee shop was on fire. When he ran to the door of the coffee shop, he found that the staff in the shop were running out one after another. "the fire is not big, but there is a lot of smoke and people are all right."

Last night, with regard to the fire fighting, the reporter interviewed Yu Zhi, squadron leader of the Construction Road Squadron of the Nanchang Fire Detachment, who was involved in the fire fighting and rescue of the Diou coffee shop. "after arriving at the scene, we immediately asked the person in charge of the coffee shop whether there were any explosive items such as gas cans in the kitchen and whether the personnel were trapped." Yu Zhi said that after learning that there were gas tanks in the kitchen, some fire officers and soldiers immediately ran into the kitchen and quickly carried them out, while others put out the fire with water guns. "at that time, the kitchen was full of smoke, and we couldn't see anything clearly."

Yu Zhi said that after more than 10 minutes of water spraying and smoke exhaust, rescuers found that the fire started from the lampblack pipe in the kitchen. "because the lampblack pipe is long, we broke it apart and put out the fire one by one."

Reporter Xiong Jinbiao Wen Wei Yongjian Picture Intern Wu Yafen Fang Yijun Shen Lidan

(responsible Editor: Leo)