At this time, the smoke in the corridor was already very thick, and Bai Song did not dare to open the window casually. A fire was no joke. He could only use the dry sleeves of his police uniform to block out the smoke and knock on doors every household.
At this time, most people had gone to work. After Bai Song knocked on the doors, there were only two households at home. Following Bai Song's suggestion, they quickly got dressed, locked the door, and went downstairs.
"The scene... the scene... cough... cough, upstairs, what's going on?" Wang climbed up.
"There are no residents on the 27th floor. The fire upstairs is said to be quite big. I just heard that someone stored bulk gasoline in the corridor." Bai Song reported truthfully.
"Bulk gasoline?" Wang Suo's face was covered with sweat. "No, I have to exercise more in the future... Wait a moment, I will report."
Bai Song walked up five or six steps along the stairs on the 27th floor. At this time, a large amount of water was already flowing down the stairs. It should be the water sprayed by the firefighters using the fire hydrants in the corridor.
"How's the fire up there?" Bai Song shouted.
"It's under control!" the firefighter replied.
When Bai Song heard this, he felt much more at ease.
The relationship between the police and firefighters is very delicate. They are two completely different types of jobs. The former are administrative positions and civil servants, while the latter are soldiers. However, whenever an emergency occurs, they cooperate most closely.
Firefighters are responsible for eliminating nuisances, while police are responsible for public safety. The police are mainly responsible for dealing with people's problems, while firefighters are mainly responsible for matters other than the person in charge. Bai Song was deeply moved when he saw the firefighters holding the nozzles in the firelight. Many of these people were younger than Bai Song.
Bai Song walked to the corner in the smoke. At this time, the gasoline fire had been put out by firefighters using dry powder fire extinguishers. It seemed that there was only a small barrel of gasoline, but some people had placed some cardboard boxes and other garbage in the corridor and at the elevator entrance, and also parked electric vehicles and waste items. The fire was still big, and the firefighters were doing their best to spray water to cool it down.
Bai Song couldn't stand the choking and stepped back: "I guess it's not a big problem."
Wang Suo nodded with relief and made a report on the radio.
After about ten minutes, all the fires were put out, but the elevator was still out of service. The corridor was filled with all kinds of foam and sewage, some of which flowed in through the elevator. Fortunately, the public power supply of the entire building had been cut off, so there was no need to worry about other problems.
After the firefighters put out the fire and confirmed that there would be no signs of the fire re-igniting, a whole team of firefighters quickly began to evacuate. The firefighters had other tasks to do at any time and could not stay here for too long.
"Captain Li," Wang stopped the firefighters' captain and asked, "No one was injured, right?"
"No," the captain, known as Captain Li, shook his head. "Our people are fine, and no residents were injured. The fire only burned the elevator door and elevator buttons, not the residents' homes."
Behind Captain Li, each young firefighter took off their gas masks, and the area covered by the masks formed a clear color difference with the surrounding area.
"What exactly caused the fire?" Wang asked.
"The resident of Room 2803 was charging his electric car in the hallway, and then there was a problem with the battery, so it caught fire, and then ignited the gasoline next to it." Captain Li said, "I will make a fire responsibility determination after we return."
"Thank you for your hard work." Wang Suo nodded, "Bai Song, let's go up and take a look."
After finishing their work, the property people finally climbed up. Leading them was a fat man. It was hard to imagine how long it took him to climb these 28 floors.
"Oh my god... Oh my god... Huh... Huh... This damn thing, this building, a total of 32 floors, the 28th floor is on fire... This is going to kill me!" The fat man put one hand on his waist and one hand on the wall. The fat man's body tilted, and Bai Song saw that there was another person behind him, holding the fat man's waist, with sweat on his forehead.
"Police, police, police brother, what's going on?" asked the fat man.
"Are you the manager in charge of the property?" Wang Pei asked.
"Yes, it's me."
"The fire department said it was caused by an electric vehicle charging, and no one was injured."
The fat man's eyes turned, and he had made up his mind: "Charging electric vehicles? So it's the residents' responsibility?"
Wang Suo certainly understood the fat man's idea, which was to get rid of the responsibility of the property.
"It's the residents' fault, but there are too many things piled up in the corridor, which increased the consequences of the battery burning. Your property management is responsible for a lot." Wang pointed at the elevator, "This elevator is broken, find someone to repair it as soon as possible, otherwise the basic life of the residents in the high-rise building will be difficult to guarantee."
The fat man looked at the corridor and saw that water was still seeping into the elevator. His head seemed to have grown bigger: "We need to find someone to overhaul this."
"Why don't you pay for the repairs first and then seek compensation from the person responsible for the accident later?" Bai Song didn't quite understand the fat man's expression.
"Brother policeman, you don't know that this community is difficult to manage... We can't even collect all the property fees, and you still want to take this money from them..." The fat man looked worried.
"No matter what, the elevator must be repaired and its safety must be guaranteed," Wang said. "The residents of this building must be able to resume their normal lives as soon as possible."
"Leader, I understand, I understand." The fat man forced a smile on his face, which was uglier than crying.
"You don't have to worry too much." Wang's expression eased a little, and he pointed at the burnt electric car and battery: "This is a branded electric car. It was just left outside to charge, and then it caught fire. This electric car manufacturer is probably to blame."
The fat man looked at the electric bicycle carefully, and his expression became a little better. He picked up his phone and made a call to arrange for someone to repair the elevator. Then he complained: "I don't know if the cleaners can climb up this corridor..."
After Bai Song and others went downstairs, there were already a lot of onlookers below. Captain Li and others were stopped by the crowd and did not leave. Captain Li began to talk about some fire prevention knowledge on the spot. After talking for a few minutes, when he saw Wang Suo and others coming down, they left one after another, and most of the crowd also dispersed.
Few people could listen to what Captain Li said... Bai Song knew that most of these people just came to watch the fun, and then brag over a few drinks in the evening.
The firefighters left, but the police station could not leave. The residents had not returned yet, so they had to proceed with the next step. About 20 minutes later, the owner of the electric bike returned. He was so scared that he dared not say anything when he heard that his electric bike had caught fire and set the corridor on fire. He did not calm down until Wang asked him for the electric bike invoice and the manufacturer's phone number.
The resident was a middle-aged woman who sold vegetables at a nearby market. She forgot to charge her car when she returned home last night, so she could only charge it and walk away during the day. Moreover, the small barrel of gasoline also belonged to her family. The woman wanted to deny it, but seeing several policemen surrounding her, she finally did not hide anything.
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