Guilin Fire Prevention “4.21” Taohua River Dragon Boating

On April 21 , the citizens of Guilin City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, were immersed in the joy of various “Zhuang March 3rd” festival events . An unexpected surprise came.

13:32, Guilin City Fire Brigade received a public warning: Lu Xiufeng District Guilin Peach Blossom River Village turn water dragon boat accident occurred, 60 people fell into the water! At a critical juncture, the Guilin Detachment quickly mobilized rescue forces to the scene and launched a thrilling life-saving rescue in Taohua River.

Suddenly a catastrophe happened to break the festive season

At noon of the same day, the villagers of Dunhuang Village in Xiufeng District of Guilin City spontaneously organized a dragon boat race in the Taohua River. When the boat was drawn to the waters of Lujia Village, two dragon boats accidentally overturned and 57 people fell into the water. Alarm, Guilin brigade deployed 12 fire engines the first time the Secret Service, the north gate, Xiangshan, the East River, Lingui, Wayao six squadrons, six rubber boats, two assault boats were 84 officers and soldiers rushed to the scene. The leader of the detachment, Li Shaolin, led the full-time command to take action and reported to the relevant leaders of the autonomous regional fire brigade, the municipal government, and the municipal public security bureau.

13:45, Secret Service, Xiangshan, North Gate and other squadron officers and headquarters detachment attendance personnel have arrived at the scene, the commander asking insiders immediately understand the situation, on-site medical staff are on four drowning person being rescued cardiopulmonary resuscitation. At this time, there are still a lot of people in the water who are still dead.

After the incident, the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Guilin Municipal Government attached great importance to it. Qin Rupei, Vice Chairman of the Autonomous Region, Chen Yiping, Deputy Director of the Public Security Department, Qin Chuncheng, Mayor of the Guilin Municipal Committee, Zhao Zhonghua, Secretary-General of the Municipal Party Committee, Deputy Mayor and Director of Public Security Bureau Chen Rongmao The deputy mayor Fan Xinhong and other leaders rushed to the scene to organize rescue work. Locally mobilized more than 200 people , including public security, medical, marine, water conservancy, tourism, and blue sky rescue teams, rushed to the scene to rescue.

Difficult rescue water turbulent rescue crisis

The situation on the site is complicated. The waters of the accident happened to be located at the rolling dam. The water flow was turbulent, the water quality was turbid, and the underflow of the water flowed down. The rescue work was very arduous. After on-site reconnaissance, the command headquarters decided to arrange 6 rubber boats, 2 assault boats to search and rescue into multiple rescue teams, and arrange 2 team members to intercept the network in the middle and lower reaches of the involved waters, and coordinate the water area management department in time. Inflatable dams are used to intercept the rivers involved in the river.

“Time is life, hurry to save people!” Li Shaolin, commander of the Guilin Detachment, ordered the rescue team to carry out rescue missions. They led several rescuers, who brought rescue ropes, life jackets, fire hooks, and other rescue tools to take the lead in assaulting the boat. The incident area advances.

Life-first 9- hour high-strength water rescue

Time passed in one minute and one second. According to the people at the scene, there were still more than 10 people missing in the water. When the crowd falls into the water, the water flow is turbulent, and the underwater situation cannot be seen at all. Rescue workers can only remove the dragon boat first. The dragon boat was heavy and rescue workers tried to fix the flipped dragon boat several times. At 15 o'clock, two boats involved in the dragon boat were towed away from the accident area.

The darkness of the sky, the intermittent showers, and long-term, high-intensity water rescue operations all test the stamina and stamina of officers and men. In front of the difficulties, the fire officers and soldiers did not stop for a moment, sweat and rain soaked in rescue suits, fingers were cut off by aquatic plants, but they still insisted on fighting. They have only one conviction: "do not find all the people fell into the water, rescue never stop!" As of 22:15, all the people all fell into the water were rescued, on-site rescue headquarters announced the end of rescue operations. The fire officers and soldiers totally searched and rescued 18 people who had fallen into the water, of whom 5 survived. At this point, the entire rescue operation has lasted for almost nine hours. Most of the officers and men endeavored to endure hunger and cold.

It is understood that the flipped dragon boat is 18 meters long and carries 30 people. A total of 17 people were killed in the incident. At present, the cause of the accident and the aftermath of work are being investigated and handled.