Chapter 40 Fire Fighting, Injured

"Director Liu, it seems to be on fire!" Jiang Haitang stuffed the cloth in his hand to Liu Hongmei and ran towards the place where the smoke was coming out.

Liu Hongmei caught the cloth, but Jiang Haitang had already run away.

"It's on fire, it's on fire, put it out quickly." Liu Hongmei shouted.

Her loud shout startled the people who were selecting fabrics.

"That's a cotton warehouse, put out the fire quickly."

For a moment, everyone stopped scrambling for the cloth and rushed towards the fire.

When Liu Hongmei saw Kang Xiaoxia, she stuffed the fabric in her hand into her hand and said, "Hurry up and report to the factory office."

Kang Xiaoxia ran towards the factory office. She rushed to the factory office building in one breath and saw Lu Liangchen.

"Director Lu, the cotton warehouse is on fire."

Kang Xiaoxia was running with the cloth in her arms, panting, sweating all over her head and face, looking extremely embarrassed.

Before she could say the second word, Lu Liangchen had already run away.

Her legs and feet felt weak as she placed the cloth in her arms in the Women's Federation office.

At the cotton warehouse, Jiang Haitang was the first person to discover it and the first person to rush over.

"Help, there are still three people in the warehouse..." a female worker shouted heartbreakingly.

"Quickly cut off the power."

Jiang Haitang saw electric wires around the cotton warehouse and immediately shouted at the female workers.

"You can't see inside if the power is out!" the female worker immediately retorted.

"If the lines are ignited, the fire will be impossible to control. Find someone to cut off the power while I rescue people."

Jiang Haitang took a quick look around and saw several dry powder fire extinguishers and several large vats filled with water at the door of the warehouse.

She quickly wet herself, then picked up the fire extinguisher and rushed towards the warehouse.

"Hey, can you use a fire extinguisher..."

Jiang Haitang had just rushed over when a large number of workers came over from behind.

When the female worker saw Liu Hongmei, she rushed over.

"Director Liu, a woman just rushed in with a fire extinguisher, and there are still three people in the warehouse..."

"What else did she say?" Liu Hongmei guessed that it was Jiang Haitang who rushed in.

She guessed that Jiang Haitang was not a reckless person. If she dared to go in with a fire extinguisher, she would definitely use it.

"Let me get someone to cut off the power."

"Is there an electrician? Turn off the power immediately. If anyone knows how to use a fire extinguisher, put it out immediately. If you don't know how to use a fire extinguisher, use water."

Liu Hongmei made arrangements swiftly and decisively, but she was still worried about Jiang Haitang's safety.

Jiang Haitang rushed into the warehouse clutching a fire extinguisher. The thick smoke had already formed a gray-black curtain.

She squinted her eyes and could hear the crisp sound of wood breaking from time to time in the choking smoke.

The flames licked the cotton ball greedily, and the high temperature distorted the air.

"Is anyone there?!" she yelled at the top of her lungs.

Not hearing any sound, she fumbled with her left hand to press the pressure handle, and white dry powder splashed out. The fire in front slowed down slightly as the dry powder sprayed out.

She bent down and moved deeper into the fire, and soon the fire extinguisher could no longer spray dry powder.

She was about to throw away the fire extinguisher when she suddenly heard a faint groan from her right.

Pushing aside the burning cotton fragments, Jiang Haitang saw a female worker collapsed beside the shelf, her left leg pinned by a fallen beam.

The flames spread along the cotton wool and were about to burn the female worker.

She immediately turned the fire extinguisher sideways and smashed the metal barrel against the beam. Her knuckles went numb from the shock, but the beam only budged half an inch.

The thick smoke filled her lungs, and she coughed violently. She pulled off the hem of her shirt to cover her mouth and nose, and Jiang Haitang exerted force again.

"Xiao Jiang!" Liu Hongmei's voice came from the warehouse door, "Quickly retreat! The roof is about to collapse!"

Jiang Haitang ignored him and finally pushed the beam aside. The woman worker was still half-conscious, so she gritted her teeth, grabbed her arm, and half-dragged her toward the exit.

At this moment, she heard a "crack" sound of something breaking above her head, and she instinctively fell down and used her body to protect the old man.

At the critical moment, Jiang Haitang was grabbed by someone, and only sporadic wood chips hit her body.

"Go!"

The familiar voice is Lu Liangchen.

Lu Liangchen grabbed a person with one hand and rushed out. The moment he left the warehouse, the roof beam collapsed completely.

Jiang Haitang's vision went dark and she fell to the ground. In her hazy state, she could hear someone shouting...

When she woke up again, she was lying on a hospital bed.

Kang Xiaoxia sat beside her bed, and when she saw her wake up, tears suddenly flowed down her face.

"Sister Haitang, you scared me to death. Do you know how dangerous it was? How could you run in to put out the fire? Are you trying to save your life?"

"Where is Director Lu?" Jiang Haitang's voice was a little hoarse.

"He's injured, but he's awake now. Don't worry. As for you, the doctor said you inhaled too much smoke..."

After hearing what Kang Xiaoxia said, Jiang Haitang finally felt relieved.

Director Lu saved her again, and she owed him more and more.

"I'll go get a doctor to see you."

Kang Xiaoxia opened the door and ran out, shouting for a doctor.

Jiang Haitang only felt a stuffy pain in her chest and a burning pain in her back.

The doctor came over quickly and gave Jiang Haitang a diagnosis.

"You inhaled too much smoke and exhaust gas. I'll prescribe some medicine for you. Take good care of yourself for a while. The injury on your back won't be a big deal."

"It won't leave scars, right?" Kang Xiaoxia asked.

"It's not very serious. There will definitely be a little scarring, but as long as you apply the medicine carefully, it shouldn't be noticeable."

Kang Xiaoxia finally felt relieved and hurried to thank the doctor.

"Doctor, do you know how Director Lu is doing?"

"I have a cut on my arm and an injury on my back, but they're just superficial injuries. They'll heal in a few days."

The doctor looked at Jiang Haitang, gave him a thumbs-up and said, "You are very brave, young comrade. We should learn from you!"

After the doctor finished praising her and turned to leave, Kang Xiaoxia started crying again.

"Woo woo woo, Sister Haitang, you scared me to death. How could you run into a burning warehouse? Other people's lives are lives, but your life is not a life?"

Jiang Haitang could only reach out to comfort her.

"I'm fine, right? By the way, how's that female worker? Is the fire out? Are there any casualties?"

"Including you, seven people were injured, but fortunately, everyone is alive. The female worker you saved had a broken leg and will need to recover for a while. It's thanks to your bravery, otherwise, she definitely wouldn't have survived."

Jiang Haitang felt relieved when she heard that everyone was alive.

"I'll get you some food. What do you want to eat?" Kang Xiaoxia said.

"I don't want to eat right now. I want to go see Director Lu. Is that okay?"

"Don't move yet. I'll go with you after this bottle of water is finished."

Seeing that there was only half a bottle of water left, Jiang Haitang did not insist on going now. She lay on her side on the bed and talked to Kang Xiaoxia.

"Haitang, I'm here to bring you food."

The master chef’s voice always arrives before he actually does.

"Uncle Zhang, why are you here?"

"How could I not come? You even dared to send yourself to the hospital."

Although Zhang Shangwen complained, he could not hide the concern in his tone.

"Isn't this just me being anxious? I'm a member of the factory, and protecting the factory is what I should do. No matter when, national and collective interests are higher than personal interests. I believe anyone would choose to do the same."

Jiang Haitang was very weak, but his words were powerful.

"Okay, well said!" A strange voice came from the door of the ward.