Taiwan Keelung electric fan fire case analysis

This is a case that is definitely worth studying.

A fire occurred in Keelung May 17, 2017, the parties in the commune broke the news to share, hope that we can re from his experience, learned how to make themselves more secure.

When Miao Li County Fire Department colleague Renxin Chengcheng saw it, he took the initiative to contact the parties and had in-depth interviews with some very precious information. He gave me a reference without reservation.

I have always believed that the visit to the fire site must be done in such a way that we can see the real issues. This interview information is definitely worth your referring:

Men and women sleep in the room next to the living room . The door is not closed

At 5 o'clock in the morning, I heard the crash sound and found that the fan in the living room was burning up. The motor position began to count. The height of the fire was about 10-15 cm . The party immediately returned to the room and called his girlfriend to get up. The girlfriend asked if she wanted to call 119 . Refused, then pull out the fan plug to see if the fire goes out on its own, and think about not using other firefighting methods.

At that time, I was thinking about using a wet rag to cover the fire or to open the door to take out the fire extinguisher.

Later, when it was found that the fire could not self-extinguish and become large, it was decided to use a wet rag to cover the fire. It took about 30 seconds from the discovery of the fire to the decision to take the wet rag .

At this time, because the fire became large, the person immediately went to the nearest kitchen to get wet rags and returned to the living room. It took about 15 seconds before and after . (At this time, there is also the idea of ​​taking the fire extinguisher outside the gate )

When I reached the living room, I noticed that the fire and smoke had changed so much that I was unable to use a wet rag to extinguish the fire. At this time, I felt that it would be too late to extinguish the fire. I thought about whether to use a fire extinguisher or firefighting.

In the end, it was decided to return to the kitchen to fill the water to extinguish the fire. In the meantime, a kitchen exhaust fan was exhausted.

When I returned to the living room to pour the water for the first time, the fire became smaller, but the smoke changed and went up, feeling more smoke.

At this time, the living room was deeply stinking and pungent because of the increased smoke, and decided to open the nearest window in the living room to try to smoke. However, after the window was opened, it was found that there was no obvious convection phenomenon. After the windows had breathed more fresh air, they almost drove to open another window in the living room, allowing air convection to expel the smoke.

At this time, I heard that the fan was still crackling. I decided to go back to the kitchen and continue to put water on fire. When I returned to the kitchen, I opened the window and felt a lot of air . The parties learned that there was finally air convection . It means that the smoke in the living room does have a smoke exhaust action. It is decided that the kitchen will be turned on and another fan will be blown into the living room to enhance the smoke exhaust effect.

Finally, the kitchen was repeatedly loaded with water, and about 2-3 times of water was poured until the fire was extinguished.

From a sincere and meticulous visit, I saw some very worthwhile practices in this fire scene. Of course, I also saw some ideas that need to be adjusted. The analysis is as follows.

First: The party wakes up because the door is closed

The person who wakes up because the door is not closed to the sound of the crash sounds, and once again proves that people can't smell the smell of cigarettes, they are all awakened by the sound, so it is wrong to wake up in the smoke. It's just that I was curious why the building fire alarm didn't move (this part was still checking) and if the room door was closed at the time, it was bound to hear no sound. If the alarm didn't move, wait until the fire was known. , may have disastrous consequences,

Secondly, when a fire is discovered, the height of the fire is about 10 -15 cm , which represents a small fire (small fires below 25 cm ).

In principle, it is possible to choose to extinguish the fire and later prove that the fire has been extinguished. Of course, it is possible to extinguish the fire smoothly. In addition to the discovery of the fire, it is also a minor fire. There is also an important factor that there is no other flammable material around the fan, so it will not be burned.

Third: Finding a fire and immediately returning to the room to call a girlfriend is definitely the most correct approach.

The first thing to find out about a fire is to inform people around you.

Fourth: Pulling out the fan plug to see if the fire will go out on its own, this idea is wrong.

Unplug the plug will not let the fire go out, because the fan itself is already in the burning state, will not continue to burn has nothing to do with the plug, the fact proves that after the plug is plugged, the fire is getting bigger and bigger. .

Fifth: After the party pulls out the plug, he thinks about extinguishing the fire, and he still wants to select a wet rag or fire extinguisher. The representative does not even know which one is the best fire extinguishing method. Therefore, it takes 30 seconds to think.

This is a very serious and serious problem. When our disaster prevention education constantly teaches the concept of fire fighting but fails to teach judgments about the fire, many people will not be able to respond immediately when facing a fire and will need some time to think. , And after thinking, it is possible to make a wrong decision, coupled with the hesitation of this time, is often the main cause of many fires can not smoothly fire extinguishing, because the fire has growth, every second delay, not only will the more the more The bigger it is, the faster it will burn.

The facts also proved that after the party took the rags and returned to the living room in the kitchen, he found that the fire and smoke changed greatly. At this time, it was no longer possible to use a wet rag to extinguish the fire.

Sixth: Why choose wet rags instead of fire extinguishers?

Because the parents had taught the wet wiper to extinguish the small fire, the fire advocacy during the previous school had mentioned that the pan could be covered and suffocated. Therefore, at this time, the instinct was to choose to use the wet towel to extinguish the fire.

This phenomenon shows that the time for calm thinking in the event of a fire is very short, and the past learning experience will instantly become a direct response decision. In other words, if you do not teach well in the education process, you may be facing real disasters. At the time, make a wrong decision and then let yourself suffer harm.

Seventh: Why not choose a fire extinguisher?

The parties judged that the fan fire could be extinguished on their own, and there was no fire extinguisher in their own home. If you want to open the door to get the fire extinguisher, because the living room has smoke, if the door is opened, the smoke will run out, causing the fire alarm to move, fearing the alarm bell ringing and alarming the residents. The elderly neighbors were nervous and escaped from injury. Therefore, the fire extinguisher was not opened at the end of the day. There was also the fact that the parties thought that there was a large amount of powder in the dry powder fire extinguisher, which might not be appropriate in the room. Cleaning up afterwards was also a big problem. However, the parties also stated that if they could not be extinguished by water, they would eventually open the door to take the fire extinguisher and go back and put out the fire.

When I saw the parties taking such considerations, I admire the idea of ​​the parties for the sake of the people, but I also saw the parties’ lack of understanding of the fire. If this fire cannot really be extinguished, then go out and get fire and come back to rescue it. I think it will not help. If we reach this stage, we will want to inform the neighbors and they will do more harm.

Eighth: After pouring the water for the first time, the fire became smaller but the smoke changed greatly and went up, feeling more smoke.

This is a phenomenon that many people do not know about fire fighting. It is also a phenomenon that everyone must know. In the event of a fire, if water or dry powder is suddenly sprayed on the fire, it will make the smoke larger and will initially increase the temperature. If it is suddenly scared by the heat of the smoke, it will rush to leave the scene or Do other things.

In this case, the client immediately chose to open the window and smoke. At the beginning, there was no effect of smoke exhaust. He also heard the sound of continuous burning of the electric fan. Afterwards, after many windows were opened, he finally achieved the effect of smoke exhaust.

But I must say that this is a good luck for the party because it was discovered that the fire was early and there was no flammable material next to the fan, so the window was not expanded. If today's electric fan is placed right next to a couch or other combustibles, the window movements will cause air convection and will definitely make the scene fall into a bigger fire. At this time, pouring water two or three times will not only fail to extinguish the fire, but also possibly Let yourself fall into greater danger.

Ninth: Why not find fire and call 119 immediately ?

The parties think they should be able to handle, and the fear caused by the fire brigade burden, unless really can not afford to destroy. 119 to report call for help.

I am very grateful to the parties for understanding the wishes of the fire brigade, but on the matter, this is the mentality of many people in the face of fire, and they all think that they can handle it, which is also the cause of many fire tragedies. If we take a closer look at this incident, we can see that if the party first chooses a wet rag, it will not be able to accomplish the original target of extinguishing the fire. However, there is no other flammable material next to the fan. This will give the party a chance to take water. In case the site is not the case, but next to combustible materials burn up those fans will drop burning plastic case, will ignite combustible materials next to, really can not afford to destroy, call 119 to report, will not lead to Save regrets.

Therefore, I would sincerely recommend that you discover that fires should be immediately notified 119. Do not wait until the failure of firefighting before notifying 119 because many tragedies are caused by delay in reporting.

Tenth: This is not a case. Fans often burn. In 2005 , it was also a fire in Keelung City. At that time, an apartment on Baiyi Street in Qidu District was burned by electric fans, causing a tragedy of 2 deaths, especially in the summer. The opportunity for everyone to use electric fans has increased greatly. Be sure to pay special attention to whether or not the fans are used with or without abnormal heat. If there are any abnormal conditions, we recommend that you replace them. Do not use your own safety as a joke.

Finally, I would like to once again thank the parties and Xincheng for their sharing. I hope that through the above analysis, we can let everyone know how to make the right choices and dispositions when they really face the fire.

Did the fan spontaneously ignite? A man named Ma in Keelung city , early in the morning of the 16th , he heard an explosion by an electric fan in his sleep, and then he flashed an orange flare. He scared him to immediately unplug the plug and extinguished it with water. Fortunately, he did not cause a serious disaster, but the entire branch The fan has been completely burned.

The whole fan caught fire, like a fireball, and the dark smoke continued to rise. The good end of the fan caught fire and the owner was scared. It was not easy to extinguish the fire, but the electric fan was already burnt and blackened. The motor and the support were all burned due to the fire and the fan fell to the ground.

Mr. Ma, the owner of the house, said: "I was slammed by his voice, and then there was a little explosion. Then I woke up and when I woke up, I saw it. There was light on the wall, and then there was a bright orange. The light, so I want to say, why the light is bright or something, I later discovered it was a fire light."

The original electric fan was placed a meter away from the door and opened for eight hours in a row. However, it suddenly caught fire and the house was covered with smoke. More than five o'clock in the morning on the 16th , the homeowner slept soundly, but the crackling sounds heard from outside the door and the orange flares made him wonder. After the fire was extinguished, it was discovered that the fire point was suspected to be the rear motor, but the fire was fierce and spread all the way to the base. The whole fan was burned!

Mr. Ma, the owner of the house, said: "The location of that burning is this one. It was originally that he was standing and it was like this. When I saw it, it was burning, so the piece was burning."

Generally met the electrical ignition from the appliance, the first action, we must first turn off the main power at home, and then put on the gloves, in order to unplug the appliance, and finally use fire extinguishers or water, fire extinguishment, but fortunately this owner responded quickly Emergency treatment did not lead to serious disaster!

The information in this article comes from the Internet and was reorganized and edited by China Rescue Equipment Network.