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How to help yourself in the scene of London apartment fire

photos of the scene of the fire in London, England, revealed a mess. So far, 12 people have been killed. The scene of the fire can't bear to look directly at it. It's too tragic! In fact, there are still many accidents in life at any time, so what should we do in the face of such accidents? According to foreign media reports, the London emergency services department said that at least 30 injured people had been sent to the hospital in the early morning of the 14th local time apartment building fire.

Witnesses said people could be heard screaming and waving white cloth for help in the burning building. It is said that many people near the scene of the fire were wearing pajamas and shoes, running to the street, looking for their families.

Andy Moore of the BBC said the whole building was illuminated by flames and could collapse.

According to the experience of rescue for many years, the escape methods of fire scene mainly include:

1. In case of fire, if it is found that the fire is not serious and has not posed a great threat to people, fire extinguishers, fire hydrants and other fire-fighting equipment shall be used decisively to put out the fire. Do not shout and run in panic and ignore the small fire to cause a major disaster;

2. In case of a fire, in the face of smoke and fire, first of all, keep calm, quickly judge the dangerous and safe places, and never blindly follow the flow of people, crowd with each other, rush and scurry. If the channel has been blocked by fireworks, you should leave in the direction of fireworks; related article link: http://www.4hw.com.cn/life/anquan.html

3. Evacuate as soon as possible when you are in danger. Don't waste precious escape time on dressing, looking for or moving valuables because you are shy or concerned about valuables;

4. When escaping through the route full of smoke, it is necessary to prevent smog poisoning and suffocation. In order to prevent smoke from choking in the fire, towel and mask can be used to cover the nose and crawl for evacuation. In addition, you can pour cold water on your head and body, or wrap your head and body with wet towel, wet quilt, wet blanket, etc., and then wash them out; related article link: http://www.4hw.com.cn/life/anquan.html

5. In high-rise public buildings, when the safety passage has been blocked and the rescue personnel can't arrive in time, you can quickly use the ropes or bedsheets, curtains, clothes and other self-made simple life-saving ropes, and use water to wet and slide slowly from the windowsill or balcony along the ropes to the lower floor or ground to escape safely;

6. People trapped by fireworks and unable to escape for the time being shall try to stay in the balcony, window and other places that are easy to be found and can avoid the proximity of fireworks;

7. If people in the fire field find that there is a fire on their body, they must not run or beat with their hands, because the wind will form when they run or beat, which will accelerate the supplement of oxygen and promote the fire. When the clothes on your body catch fire, you should try to take off your clothes or roll on the spot to extinguish the fire.