A fire broke out in the Cambridge Kindergarten office building located on the northwest side of New Century Park in the Harbor District. The fire area was about 30 square meters, but fortunately there were no casualties.

According to eyewitnesses, black smoke suddenly erupted from the office building. A store billboard on the first floor was on fire. Open flames jumped up from the first floor, and the facades from the first to fourth floors were burned. On fire. Firefighters who received the alarm quickly rushed to the scene to deal with the incident. The open fire at the scene has been extinguished and firefighters are closing in. The reporter saw that the exterior facade of the building was severely damaged, with glass fragments, broken steel wires and other debris scattered at the site, and clerks from several nearby shops were cleaning up. The exterior facade of the first to fourth floors of the building was severely burned.

Some media learned from the city fire rescue detachment that after receiving the alarm, the command center immediately dispatched 6 fire trucks and 36 commanders to the scene for disposal. At 9:02, the Qinshan Road Fire Station arrived at the scene, and at 09:25, the open fire at the scene was extinguished. After investigation, it was found that the building on fire was a 4-story brick-concrete building, and the fire object was an advertising light box set up on the exterior wall. Fortunately, no one was trapped or injured. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Many people don’t know what to do correctly when encountering a fire. Please don’t do the following wrong responses!

Mistake 1: Shouting loudly: When encountering a fire, shouting loudly not only wastes energy and time, but is also more likely to cause confusion, stampedes and other dangers. If you inhale toxic smoke, you may die on the spot, and inhaling thick smoke can cause respiratory burns.

Correct approach: Cover your mouth and nose with a wet towel or clothes. If you need to warn, sound the fire alarm. The sound is much more penetrating than a human throat.

Wrong practice 2: Walking upright: During a fire, toxic gases spre ad quickly. If you walk upright, it is easy to inhale more.

Correct approach: Therefore, you should adopt a lower posture, bend down and crawl forward, and quickly escape from the safety exit, evacuation passage or stairs.

Mistake 3: Forced entry: After a fire, the temperature of the room rises sharply, and the air pre ssure also rises sharply. If the outer door is suddenly opened, the heat convection with the air will increase significantly, and Affected by ventilation conditions, room size and other factors, it may cause the entire surface of the combustible material to be involved in the combustion state, which is called "flashover".

Correct approach: Fire conditions vary greatly. If a room is on fire and you want to break in, you must first feel the temperature of the door with your hand to confirm how far the fire source is from the door. If the door is not hot, the risk of kicking it in is relatively small.

Generally for safety reasons, before entering, you must push the door open a little from the side to allow the air to slowly pass through, and avoid intruding from the front.

Wrong practice 4: Put out the fire with your hands: Putting out the fire with your hands in an emergency will not only fail to extinguish the fire on your body, but will burn your hands, so you should roll on the spot.

Mistake 5: Missing the best opportunity to escape

In the event of a fire, if the bathroom does not have a window leading to the outdoors, it is very easy for lack of oxygen to cause coma or coma. die. Under normal circumstances, even if there is a window in the bathroom, it is very small. If the fire burns for a long time, it will be difficult for rescuers to find and rescue the trapped people, so it is still recommended not to go to the bathroom to avoid danger.

Correct approach: When a fire first breaks out, you should immediately escape down the safety exits and evacuation passages.

Wrong practice 6: Blindly jumping off a building: Never jump off a building blindly. Jumping off a building is a last resort and is only applicable to lower floors. There are also technical issues involved.

Correct approach: You can use evacuation stairs, balconies, drainage pipes, etc. to escape, or tear sheets and quilt covers into strips and connect them into ropes, fasten them to fixed objects such as window frames and iron railings, and follow the ropes. Slide down or go down to a floor that is not on fire to escape the danger. It is recommended that households be equipped with simple escape facilities such as escape descenders, safety ropes, and escape ladders.

Wrong practice 7: Take an ordinary elevator to escape: When a fire breaks out in a high-rise building, it is strictly prohibited to use the elevator to escape. Because a fire may destroy the power system, causing the elevator to become paralyzed, or even lose control and fall to the bottom of the building, it is easy for people taking the elevator to endanger their lives.

Correct approach: When a fire breaks out in a high-rise building, you should choose an emergency passage or corridor to escape, cover your mouth and nose with a wet towel, bend down and escape in a low position.

When facing a fire, you must first calm down and adopt the correct response methods to escape in time. Be sure to tell your family about the above methods!