Then, Grandma Ding tried to turn off the electric switch in the yard to prevent the fire from spreading through the wires. "But the switch was too high for me to reach." At this moment, a sanitation worker passing by the gate of the yard saw the fire and came to put it out with a bucket of water, but it was in vain. At about 5 o'clock in the morning, Grandma Ding heard the dog in the house barking incessantly and smelled a burnt smell. After getting up, she saw flames coming out of the windows of the three east rooms. At about 10 o'clock in the morning today, I went to Grandma Ding's home at No. 24 Longtoujing Street, Shichahai. Only three east-facing houses in the yard had been burned down to a wooden frame by the fire. Fortunately, more than 50 cats and over 30 dogs escaped unharmed because they lived in the north house. I saw several cats and dogs rushing out of the room, standing beside the burned house and barking. They kept turning over the ruins under their feet as if looking for lost companions. According to the news report (reported by Wang Hejian), at around 5 o'clock in the morning today, an accidental fire broke out at the home of Grandma Ding Shiying, an elderly cat lover over 80 years old in Shichahai. Although the old lady was not injured, about three-quarters (about 150) of the 200-plus cats she raised were killed in the fire. After Grandma Ding reported the fire, the firefighters arrived and put out the fire at around 6 o'clock this morning. Currently, the residents' committee plans to help contact relevant units to clean up the ruins at Grandma Ding's home. However, Grandma Ding is still at a loss about rebuilding the house and hopes that kind-hearted people in society can lend a helping hand. The destroyed room covers an area of about 20 square meters. A caregiver at Grandma Ding's house pointed at the ruins on the ground and said, "More than 200 cats, about three-quarters of them were burned and are buried under here." Volunteers helped clean up the scene photographed by reporter Guo Qian. "When I saw the fire, I couldn't believe it!" Grandma Ding said that she rushed to the door of the east room, opened the door, and wanted to let the cats inside escape. But she only saw a few cats stagger to the door and fall down. "They were all knocked down by the smoke." Later, I saw Grandma Ding, who was still shaken, in the neighboring yard. She recalled that last night she and some cats and dogs stayed in the north room, while the other three-quarters of the cats stayed in the three east rooms. Share to: Welcome to post comments