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1 dead, 11 injured as fire breaks out in Pudong residential building
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ONE person died and 11 others were injured after a fire broke out in a five-story residential building on Xixia Road, Pudong New Area, early today.
Police said they received a fire report at about 2:40am. The firefighters then put out the blaze in about 20 minutes and managed to rescue 26 residents.
Preliminary investigations showed that the fire started at an appliance repair store on the first floor. Further investigation was still ongoing.
Shanghai East Hospital said it received 12 injured people at 2:50am. Among them was a woman in her thirties, who, according to witnesses, jumped from fourth floor to escape the blaze.
The hospital said she suffered from serious cranial damages and had almost no vital signs when she brought to the hospital. She died despite receiving emergency treatment.
A male resident, Chen Xiaoliang, who jumped from the second floor, had fractures on the leg. Eight others suffered slight burns and were transferred to Ruijin Hospital later. The rest of them were released from the hospital in the morning.
“I was sleeping when I was woken up by noises downstairs,” Chen, 34, told Shanghai Daily.
“I immediately woke up my wife and two kids. The fire seemed rather big from the window. When we tried to run through the door, the smoke forced us back into the room,” he said.
Chen managed to pass his two kids, aged three and nine years old, through the window into the safe hands of the neighbors. Chen’s wife also climbed down from the window.
“I thought it was only second floor and should be ok, but suddenly a strong gush of fire shot up. I jumped in panic and broke my leg,” he said.
Chen said his two kids, though frightened, were not injured, while his wife sprained her ankle. He wasn’t sure about his losses as the place was closed for investigation.
Dr. Li Xia of the hospital’s emergency unit told Shanghai Daily that the two most serious injuries were not related to fire but were caused by jumping from high floors.
“Residents could have used bedsheets to climb down, rather than jump from such a height,” he said.
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