According to the latest news from the emergency management department, as of 18:30 on April 1, the remains of 30 firefighters lost in the forest fire fighting in Muli County, Liangshan Prefecture, Sichuan Province have been found, including 27 forest fire fighters and 3 local firefighters. I hope these heroes can go well all the way and resist the fire with their own flesh and blood! Heroes are worth remembering forever!
Sichuan provincial Party committee, provincial government and emergency management department are giving full guidance to fire fighting, identification of the remains of the dead, and condolence and pension for their families.
Forest fire in Liangshan, Sichuan
At 17:00 on March 30, a forest fire broke out in Muli County, Liangshan Prefecture, Sichuan Province. On the afternoon of March 31, 689 members of Liangshan Prefecture Branch of Sichuan Forest Fire Brigade and local firefighters started fighting in the primeval forest at an altitude of more than 4000 meters. During the fire fighting operation, affected by the sudden change of wind direction and wind direction, the sudden forest fire broke out and instantly formed a huge fireball. The fire fighters at the scene took emergency refuge, but 27 forest fire fighters and 3 local fire fighters lost contact.
After the occurrence of the danger, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council attached great importance to it. General Secretary Xi Jinping made important instructions. The Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Premier Li Keqiang of the State Council made instructions. Sichuan provincial Party committee, provincial government, emergency management department and Forest Fire Bureau immediately organized forces to carry out search and rescue.
After receiving the report, the emergency management department immediately started the emergency response, and Huang Ming, Secretary of the Party group of the emergency management department, rushed to the emergency command center of the emergency management department, held a video conference with the Sichuan provincial government and the forest fire bureau to deploy emergency rescue measures. Fu Jianhua, deputy secretary of the Party group and vice minister of the emergency management department, and Dai Jianguo, political commissar of the forest fire bureau, led the working group to the scene overnight to guide the rescue and disposal work. At present, the working group of the emergency management department has arrived in Muli County, Liangshan, Sichuan Province, and the rescue is under way.
The western war zone ordered a brigade of the army's 77th group army to dispatch two helicopters to the village of Li'er, Yalongjiang Town, Muli County, Liangshan Prefecture, Sichuan Province to carry out the mountain fire rescue mission. The two aircrafts are composed of experienced pilots who have participated in rescue tasks for many times. 15 people from the emergency rescue team of the General Hospital of the Western Theater of war went to the hospital with rescue materials on the same plane.
All the bodies of the lost firefighters have been found
At about 23:00 on April 1, according to the news released by Xinhua Weibo @ Xinhua view, the bodies of all 30 people who lost contact have been found and transported down the mountain. Next, we will do our best to put out the fire and put out the fire as soon as possible on the premise of ensuring safety; At the same time, we should do our best to deal with the aftermath, organize the reception of the families of the victims, implement the identification of the remains of the victims, promote the implementation of the relevant preferential policies, and transport the remains of 27 forest firefighters back to Xichang overnight.
Reporters yesterday afternoon found that the official website of the emergency management department has become black and white.
Causes of fire in Muli, Liangshan Prefecture
Liangshan Forest Public Security Bureau related staff told surging news that the remains of the victims will be DNA tested by forensic medicine to determine their specific identity. In addition, the bureau is investigating the cause of the fire, the specific situation is subject to the official notice.