Xin'an Evening News Anhui Network Dawan News At about 11:00 a.m. on June 21, a large truck full of straw burst into flames in Baoji Town, Huaiyuan County. Song Gare, a 45-year-old driver, disregarded his own safety and drove the "train" away from the crowd to avoid casualties. "At that time, I didn't think too much about it, I just thought about driving the car away, away from the school and the shops. If the car doesn't drive away, it's too dangerous. Song Gare said with some trepidation that there were nearly 20 tons of straw on the car at that time, and the large truck was located between the middle school and primary school in Baoji Town at the time of the fire. After the large trucks drove to a relatively open area, three fire trucks rushed to the scene one after another to extinguish the fire. At present, the cause of the fire is still under further investigation.
Large trucks set off a raging fire. (Video screenshot)
[Sudden] A large truck caught fire near the school
"While the car was on the way, someone told me that the goods pulled on the car caught fire." - Song Gare
At about 11 a.m. on June 21, Song Gare drove a large truck to transport straw from Suzhou to a power plant in Huaiyuan, Bengbu. While passing through Baoji Primary School in Baoji Town (Baogao Road) in Huaiyuan County to the section of National Highway 206, a fire suddenly broke out among the moving trucks, and the vehicle was between the middle school and primary school in Baoji Town. "While the car was on the way, someone told me that the goods pulled on the car caught fire." Song Gare stopped to check and found that the fire was close to the front of the car, "The fire is not small, and there is no way to save it." ”
Song Gare told reporters that at that time, the students were about to leave school, and there were many parents waiting to pick up their children nearby. Not only that, the scene of the incident is close to the dormitory building of the local middle school, the surrounding area is densely populated, the road is not easy to walk, and there are many shops on the street.
"The car is on fire, and you certainly can't park it there and let it burn." Song Gare said he didn't have time to think much about it and drove toward the open area. The fire was behind him, and the cab was hot and hot, but Song Gare couldn't care about the heat, and even his personal safety was left aside, "I was bent on driving the car to a place where there were few people, and I couldn't cause other losses." "Due to the large number of cars on the road, Song Gare kept honking his horn.
Seeing a fire in a large truck, many vehicles took the initiative to avoid it. "No matter what, you have to get out of the car." Song Gare said.
【Response】The driver calmly drove away from the crowd
"After getting out of the car, I knew I was scared, and I was scared silly." - Song Gare
According to witnesses, when the large truck involved was driving from east to west near the entrance of Baoji Primary School, the body caught fire and stopped until it reached the intersection of Baogao Road on National Highway 206.
The reporter obtained a number of videos of Song Gare driving a large truck that caught fire from local netizens. The video showed a large truck in motion surrounded by a raging fire, full of straw on the carriage, and the tongue of fire was two stories high. As the big trucks were driving, burning straw kept falling. "It's scary!" The videographer said in horror.
An impatient Song Gare wanted to drive the car to an open area at a nearby highway intersection, but after driving about 400 meters, due to the failure of the vehicle system, the tire was locked and could not move forward, but fortunately it had left the school and the crowded area. Song Garret opened the hot car door and escaped from the cab with a rolling belt.
After getting out of trouble, Song Gare found that his arms, hands and other parts were scalded out of blisters, "After getting out of the car, I knew that I was afraid, and I was scared silly at that time."
Eventually, the large truck that caught fire stopped at the intersection of National Highway 206 and Baogao Road, where the terrain is relatively open. Soon, three fire trucks rushed to the scene to participate in the fighting. Due to the fierce fire, the on-site commander quickly mobilized two forklifts and pushed the straw bales on the trucks down, which gradually controlled the fire. After the fire broke out, the police of Baoji Police Station also rushed to the scene to carry out rescue. In order to prevent vehicles from deflagration and traffic accidents caused by fires, the police blocked several important intersections and prohibited the passage of vehicles and personnel. After more than an hour of fighting firefighters, the fire was finally extinguished.
【Thumbs up】Local residents admire the driver's righteous deeds
"He risked his life for the safety of everyone, and he was not afraid to deal with it decisively in the face of danger, which deserves praise." - Local residents
Song Gare's large truck, which is 22 meters long, is now almost burned into an empty shell, losing more than 300,000 yuan, "I myself suffered a loss, as long as the nearby residents are safe and do not hurt the children, it is lucky." Song Gare sighed that in a similar situation, other drivers will do the same.
Song Jialei, 45 years old this year, is a native of Baoji Village, Baoji Town, Huaiyuan County, engaged in the transportation industry for 25 years, previously running all over the country, and in recent years, because the freight business is not very good, only running transportation in the province.
"The driver risked his life to drive away from the school and give the driver a thumbs up!" Local netizens commented. For Song Gare's deeds, Mr. Cui, a resident of Baoji Town, expressed great admiration, "In this very dangerous situation, Song Gare did not abandon the car and run away. For the safety of everyone, he risked his life and did not fear to deal with it decisively in the face of danger, which deserves praise. ”
【Narration】 Relying on a large truck to support a family
"After a while, I will run transportation, and life will go on." - Song Gare
In the eyes of his wife Tri li, Song Gare is a down-to-earth, reliable and responsible person. Cui Li told the Xin'an Evening News, Anhui Net, and Dawan News reporters that she was seeing a doctor in the hospital in Bengbu when the incident occurred, and only after receiving a call from a relative did she learn the news of her husband's car accident, "I was too scared to stand up, I didn't know how to get better, and I couldn't come back at that time." Triley hurriedly called her husband, and no one answered the phone. Worried that her husband did not escape, Tri-Li asked his relatives to rush to the scene to see if Song Gare was safe. "See if he's in the car and try to get people out by all means." When he learned that her husband was safe, Triley's hanging heart was put down. Triley called him again, "He said it didn't matter, it was all right, people are fine." ”
Cui Li told reporters that the large truck was bought in 2019 with savings plus money borrowed from relatives and friends, relying on this car to support a family of six. For her husband's approach, Cui Li admired, "Avoiding middle school and primary school, we must protect our children." Triley said that as long as the husband is safe and the family is safe, there is hope for everything.
At present, the burned truck is parked in a vacant lot in Baoji Village, Baoji Town, cui Li did not look, "the car has been scrapped, go to see the heart is even more sad." Faced with huge losses, Song Gare did not give up hope. He said that he would run the transport for a while, and that life would go on.
Cui Haoran Xin'an Evening News Anhui Network Dawan News reporter Xu Jia