A fire at a convenience store in Huafu, Jinyu, killed two clerks The last supper was instant noodles

At about 5:00 a.m. on December 15, a fire broke out at a convenience store near the Huafu community in Jinyu, killing two clerks. It is understood that there is a lot of toilet paper stored in the store, and the two clerks are about 30 years old, which is a husband and wife relationship, and has just entered the store to work. At about 12:00 the night before the incident, some customers saw them eating instant noodles in the store. At present, the cause of the accident is still under investigation.

Accident scene

The smell of burnt paste came from the convenience store in the early hours of the morning

At about 7 a.m. on December 15, the scene of the accident near the Jinyu Huafu Community on Changjiang West Road had been blocked by the police. A fire truck was parked in front of the convenience store involved. From the main entrance of the convenience store, there is no sign of fire, but from time to time you can smell the scorched smell coming from the store.

10 meters east of the convenience store, there is a security guard post, which is manned 24 hours a day. According to a security guard, he smelled a scorched smell in the early hours of the morning, but when he went to the door of the convenience store, he did not find an open fire or hear a cry for help.

There is a lot of toilet paper stored in the store

Nearby residents said the convenience store had been open for about a year, and although it was called a 24-hour convenience store, it would not be open 24 hours a day. Convenience stores generally close at 2 a.m. and open around 7 a.m. "The owner is a man, he is very easy-going to treat people and things, several salesmen are women, the store is closed late, and there are generally guards at night."

One insider said the store had two floors, the second floor was a small attic for storage, and a lot of toilet paper was stacked.

Two left-behind clerks were killed

The fire killed two female clerks in the store. At the scene of the accident, relatives of one of the deceased said that the two clerks were both newly working in the store, a couple, both about 30 years old, and a 5-year-old child. At this point, the relative's eyes burst into tears.

A man who lived nearby said he knew the people in the store very well and came to the store to buy something at 12 o'clock the night before the incident. "At that time, the two of them were fine, still eating instant noodles, and I greeted them, but I didn't expect such a thing to happen later."

The cause of the accident is still under investigation.