17 hours and 10 minutes

Until 9 pm, the two hot wells were still spewing white mist. Photo by Jin Ke.

According to the report (by reporter Jin Ke), at 16:40 yesterday afternoon, two heat wells at the intersection of Zhichun Road and Institute of Science South Road in Haidian District suddenly spewed out rolling white misty steam. In an instant, all vehicles and pedestrians going back and forth were completely covered by the white mist. At the scene, there was a sharp sound of emergency brakes.

"Really scary, is the heating leaking?" Passers-by at the intersection watched anxiously and speculated about the cause. "Will the manhole cover burst?" A parent who had just picked up their child worriedly said on the side. The two madly steaming wells are located on the north-south crosswalk on the east side of the intersection, right in the center of the crossroads. After getting close to the manhole covers for observation, it was found that steam from the two wells was directly spraying out, quickly forming a white mist belt with a diameter of about two meters around. The obvious heat could be felt, mixed with a slight moldy smell.

The large amount of steam made the manhole cover clink loudly. Many students passing by after school, unaware of the danger, curiously pointed and talked around the manhole cover. Vehicles also carefully avoided driving over the manhole covers.

At 17:10, the sky quickly darkened, and under the nightfall, the white mist of steam seemed even more shocking, and the manhole cover on the opposite intersection crosswalk also began to emit puffs of white smoke. Mr. Zhang, who had just finished buying groceries and was preparing to cross the road to go home, told reporters that this intersection was often excavated for construction, and was known as the "zipper section."

The reporter immediately dialed the city management hotline at both municipal and district levels at the scene, but was unable to get through. Helplessly, they then called the 122 traffic condition hotline, and the operator promised to notify relevant personnel. However, within one hour, no staff members from any party were seen to handle the situation on site. Until 9 pm when the reporter filed the story, the two heat wells were still spewing white mist. Photo by Jin Ke.

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