Jia Zhaohui is the acting captain of the special service brigade of the Panjin City Public Security Fire Detachment. Recalling the four days and five nights of fighting the July 16 fire, his eyes were full of tears.

On 16 July, 18 combat vehicles and 60 officers and men of the special service brigade rushed to Dalian with the detachment's reinforcement team.

Because of the large size of the vehicles and the narrow roads, severe traffic jams occur, and the convoy moves slowly. Just as they were about to reach the main battle position, a wave of fire rushed towards them, as if it was about to overwhelm the convoy, and at this time, everyone's hearts were raised to their throats. To be honest, if you don't have super psychological quality, you can be paralyzed by fright at this time. The detachment commander Lu Xiaoming decisively issued an order: "All officers and soldiers quickly got out of the car, on the one hand, to divert the vehicles, and on the other hand, to be ready to fight the fire at any time. "When the last car of the Panjin detachment passed, a wave of fire engulfed the road they came into.

This kind of fire has never been seen even by veteran firefighters who have experienced a hundred battles. As soon as they entered the fire, the fire wave sealed their retreat, forcing them to break the cauldron and fight against the water.

After experiencing a thrilling scene, they entered the position. Lu Xiaoming, the head of the detachment, and Zhao Jianhua, the chief of staff, immediately organized the special officers and men to carry out fire reconnaissance. Just 70 meters above the sea, several office buildings on the shore were burned to the ground, creaking flames bursting out of cracks in the pipeline, running down the pipeline, and merging into a river on the ground. Most people have never seen the river of fire, and there are rivers of fire everywhere, including the stream of fire, the lake of fire, and the waves of fire. After receiving the task of the detachment commander, the officers and men of the special service brigade formed four attack groups by squadron leader Cai Donghui and others, and used foam guns and mobile guns to attack the burning area from the east, west, and south.

The officers and men had just rested for a while, and the Panjin detachment received an even more arduous task from the general headquarters -- to enter the burning No. 103 tank position to extinguish the fire and cool down. Detachment Commander Lu Xiaoming ordered the special service team to be divided into two combat zones, east and west, and to carry out uninterrupted cooling of the burning No. 103 tank.

The battle lasted 24 hours. The commander of the Provincial Public Security Fire Brigade ordered the Panjin City Public Security Fire Brigade to form three attack groups, and the echelons forcibly entered the burning No. 103 tank, and attacked the fire in the tank. After five hours of fighting, the fire was effectively controlled, and the position was finally withdrawn.

During the four-day and five-night struggle, the officers and men of the special service brigade reached the limit of their physical and psychological endurance countless times, and persevered countless times. When you are thirsty, grab the mineral water mixed with oil and take a sip. When you are hungry, take out the ham sausage and eat a few bites. Sleepy, make a ton on the pile of sand used to stop the flowing fire. They woke up and asked their comrades how long they had been asleep, and they always felt that they had slept for days and nights. The most bitter thing is that the drivers of the 14 main tanks of the Panjin detachment have never rested since they left Panjin City and galloped on the road. They drove on the road, provided water on the fire, and they survived four days and five nights. The special service brigade has just been established for half a year, and the average age of its 90 officers and men is less than 23 years old.

"Under the age of 23," Jia Donghui said, "they have gone through such great hardships and made such great achievements." Jia Donghui's tears fell, as if he was wronged for his soldiers and happy for them.