Residents quickly dialed 120, but when the medical staff arrived at the scene, the boy had lost his vital signs.
The manhole cover that was blown up at the scene has not been repaired, and there is red blood on the ground not far away. Residents lamented that no one expected that the lit firecrackers would cause such a powerful explosion and hoped that similar tragedies would not happen again.
Will such a tragedy happen again? Judging from past cases, it is difficult for everyone to learn from other people's tragedies.
In Dunhuang, Gansu, an 8-year-old boy threw firecrackers into the manhole cover on his way home. The lit firecrackers detonated the methane in the sewer, and the explosion spread to the boy who didn't escape in time. The boy was seriously injured in an instant and was sent to the intensive care unit by medical staff for rescue.
In a residential area of Hohhot, a 9-year-old boy threw firecrackers into the sewer and caused an explosion. After the explosion, the boy was directly lifted to a height of more than 10 meters, and then fell heavily to the ground, almost killing him.
A 7-year-old boy from Chongqing threw the lit firecrackers into a nearby sewer when he attended a wedding reception with his father. After several loud noises, three manhole covers nearby were directly removed. One manhole cover smashed the signboard of a nearby restaurant, and another manhole cover unfortunately hit an old man passing by. The old man's hands and muscles were badly broken and he suffered a lot.
Throwing firecrackers into the sewer will not only hurt Xiong Haizi's own life, but also endanger the lives of others.
A large number of organic substances in urban sewers are constantly metabolized, and these organic substances will produce a large number of combustible gases such as methane and ammonia during the metabolism. These gases are deposited in the sewer, which is harmless to the human body, but once they encounter an open flame, these flammable gases will be easily ignited and induce an explosion.
It is extremely dangerous to throw firecrackers into the sewer rashly, whether for yourself or for others.
Even if firecrackers are not thrown into the sewer, these flammable and explosive toys will still threaten children's lives.
Xiaoxingcai in Yangzhou is 10 years old. One day at the end of the year, Xiaoxing found two of his classmates setting off firecrackers by the river outside the school. These firecrackers were bought by two friends in the off-campus canteen. Xiaoxing joined them and the three of them had a good time.
In the process of playing together, someone suddenly suggested trying a new game. This suggestion was approved by the other two people, so they unscrewed one end of the firecrackers, poured the gunpowder into the plastic pipe, and then put a lighted cannon in to ignite the gunpowder.
But what they didn't expect was that the homemade firecrackers burned too fast. Before Xiaoxing could react, the gunpowder in the plastic pipe in his hand exploded, and Xiaoxing's left hand was instantly bloody.
After learning this news, Xiao Xin's family immediately rushed to the local hospital for treatment. Because of the serious injury, Xiaoxing was transferred to a hospital in Wuxi for emergency surgery. After the operation, Xiaoxing's ring finger was successfully attached, but the end of the middle finger was completely damaged, and the injured part would leave a lifelong disability.
Around the Spring Festival every year, a large number of children injured by firecrackers receive treatment all over the country. According to Li Hongming, deputy chief physician of the Burn Department of Hainan People's Liberation Army 187 Hospital, the department treated more than 20 patients every day from New Year's Eve to New Year's Eve. At the peak, the number of outpatients can reach more than 30, mostly children aged 5- 12 who were injured by fireworks and firecrackers.
It is precisely because of the inflammable and explosive danger of fireworks and firecrackers that many cities have issued relevant regulations prohibiting the discharge of fireworks and firecrackers in urban areas.
But setting off firecrackers has been a tradition for many years, and there will always be vendors selling fireworks privately. For the safety of children, parents should popularize safety knowledge to their children in time, and the Spring Festival is approaching. I hope everyone can have a good year in peace.