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Chapter 1145 - 618: Outrageous! The Cause of the Fire Is This? (Please Subscribe)_2

Chapter 1145: Chapter 618: Outrageous! The Cause of the Fire Is This? (Please Subscribe)_2

At this moment, there was no time to consider that this was the 29th floor. If there was a fire, you had to evacuate through the stairwell immediately, provided that the fire hadn’t yet spread to the corridor here.

Huang Youjie and Xu Bin being able to come downstairs meant that the fire hadn’t spread this way, not to mention there were still some people on the 29th floor.

"Don’t panic, evacuate downstairs in an orderly manner, the fire has been temporarily controlled by us, it’s not a big problem."

Ding Yue explained to Huang and Bin, soothing their tense emotions.

"The fire is under control? That’s good, I was really scared to death, I was still dreaming when I heard about the fire, it scared me to death!"

Upon hearing the words, Huang Youjie finally relaxed a bit, his nerves no longer so taut.

Because ever since he was woken up by someone knocking on the door, he had been on edge, and then he quickly went to wake Xu Bin and Ding Yue, only to find Yue wasn’t in his room, so he and Xu Bin hurried down the stairwell to evacuate.

Just when they got down, they ran into Ding Yue leading people out after extinguishing the fire from the apartment.

"I’ve already asked Big White to stay at the fire scene to observe the situation. For safety’s sake, everyone should first evacuate the apartment building in an orderly fashion. By the way, where are the students from the apartment that caught fire?"

Ding Yue immediately organized everyone to evacuate downstairs, and at the same time, he inquired about the students living in the apartment that had caught fire.

"Principal Ding, they should have already gone downstairs."

A student replied.

"Okay, got it."

Ding Yue nodded slightly and then led everyone down through the stairwell.

Going down from the 29th floor wasn’t that hard.

"Yue, what’s the deal with this fire?" On the way downstairs, Xu Bin, walking beside Ding Yue, asked him about the situation.

"The specific cause is still unknown, we need to ask the students living in this apartment, and then wait for the fire department to come and determine the source of the fire. Today, fortunately, Big White detected the fire in time, otherwise, it would have been terrible if it had really started to spread."

Ding Yue responded, also feeling relieved.

It really was close today. If it hadn’t been for Big White, lives might have been at stake!

Because this was around four in the morning, everyone was in deep sleep. If Big White hadn’t detected the fire in time, it is likely that the fire would have spread with time, potentially engulfing the whole building eventually. By that time, an escape route like the staircase would surely have become impassable, and by then, the casualties could have been countless.

Even Ding Yue could have been a goner.

It was a truly terrifying thought!

"Yeah, we really owe Big White big time." Xu Bin couldn’t help but express his feelings as well.

Big White was equipped with a number of sensors that could sense the surrounding environment at any time, and analyze the data through a chip.

Detecting a fire situation like this was not difficult for Big White.

"Yue, this is the second fire in our school already, isn’t it? We really have to take this seriously. I remember we did a fire safety education session after the last dormitory fire, right?"

Huang Youjie analyzed and said.

"It looks like it wasn’t enough. Once we get this situation handled today, the whole school must carry out a comprehensive fire safety education again, and for safety’s sake, I plan to equip all buildings with a fire smoke alarm system throughout the university. What do you think?"

After saying this, Ding Yue looked towards Xu Bin.

It was clear from his implication that if they were to install a fire smoke alarm system, Bin would definitely be the one to do it.

"Of course, I agree, Bin, do you think it’s feasible?"

Huang nodded and also looked at Bin.

"That’s not a difficult task, I would have made it happen already if it had been mentioned earlier." Xu Bin shrugged, indicating that setting up a fire smoke alarm system was not a challenge for him.

He was able to write artificial intelligence, let alone a mere fire smoke alarm system.

"Well then, Bin, you’ll have to double down on the effort to get this fire smoke alarm system done as soon as possible."

Ding Yue said with a smile to Bin.

Unwittingly, Bin had landed yet another project, even though he already had many projects on his hands.

"OK."

Xu Bin gestured an ’OK’ sign, as making a fire smoke alarm system was almost too easy for him; it would only take a couple of days to accomplish.

As the three men neared the tenth floor while descending, they suddenly encountered someone going in the opposite direction.

"Principal Ding, are you alright?"

This girl going against the flow was none other than Ding Yue’s secretary, Wen Ruohan.

At first, she had been evacuated downstairs, but she became worried about Principal Ding’s condition, so she intended to go up to check on him. That was when she encountered Principal Ding and the others on the tenth floor.

"It’s alright, the fire has been extinguished. Why did you come back up?"

Ding Yue looked at Wen Ruohan and asked.

"I saw from below that there were no longer flames or thick smoke above, so I was concerned about Principal Ding. I intended to come up and see the situation, and besides, the fire trucks are almost here."

Wen Ruohan replied.

At this moment, several fire trucks, sirens wailing, had driven into the gates of Mist City Arts and Science University and were heading towards the apartment building.

Since the sound of the fire trucks’ sirens was very loud, many students from other dormitory areas were woken up.

"What happened?"

"Why are there sounds of fire trucks?"

"Did the school catch fire?"

"Damn! The school caught fire? Where is the fire?"

"So noisy. Can’t they let people sleep?"

"You see, that fatty is sleeping like the dead; even this didn’t wake him up."

"Fatty was playing games until 2:30 a.m., and he just went to bed. How could he be woken up by this noise?"

"I heard that it was Principal Ding’s apartment building that caught fire?"

"Damn, for real? Is Principal Ding alright?"

Students roused by the sirens started discussing, trying to figure out exactly what had happened at the school.

Since the fire trucks had arrived, there definitely was a fire. But the question was, where did the fire break out?

Many students were actively chatting in their WeChat and QQ groups around this time at 4 a.m., asking what had happened and where the fire was.

Meanwhile, at the base of the burning apartment building, more and more students were gathering, as students from the nearby buildings were also awoken by the noise, and many came downstairs to see what had happened.

When Ding Yue and his group came out of the apartment building, the fire brigade’s trucks had also just reached the scene.

The fire captain saw Principal Ding again.

"Principal Ding, how are things going?"

The fire captain stepped forward and asked eagerly.

"You all have had a difficult time. Fortunately, the fire wasn’t serious this time. We managed to extinguish the flames using the fire hydrant and extinguishers. Currently, Big White is keeping watch upstairs. Please go up and have a look," Ding Yue briefly explained the situation to the fire captain, still wanting the fire brigade to check the situation upstairs.

After all, they are the professionals.

"Okay, Xiao Zhang, take your team up immediately to check!" the fire captain ordered.

Then, looking at Principal Ding, the fire captain said, "Principal Ding, this is already the second fire at Mist City Arts and Science University. Thankfully, the fire wasn’t severe. Look at these dark circles under my eyes. As soon as I heard the fire alarm, I immediately got up and led the team here."

Mist City Arts and Science University was a private institution that the Mist City Government highly valued, and as the fire captain in University Town, he dared not neglect his duties.

"Captain Liu, you all have really worked hard. I apologize for the trouble. Later, on behalf of the university, I’ll make sure to reward your team. Also, since two fires have happened in succession, it seems that students’ awareness of fire safety is not fully in place. How about we arrange for some staff from your fire department to come over today and conduct a comprehensive campus fire safety lecture?" Ding Yue suggested.

"Okay," the fire captain nodded immediately.

Conducting fire safety lectures for universities or campuses was something the fire brigade was more than willing to do, as it could raise awareness of fire safety and reduce incidents, which was beneficial for the fire brigade as well.

"Principal Ding, they are the students from apartment 2909."

At that moment, the apartment’s management staff brought over the four students who lived in apartment 2909. The two male students were only wearing boxer shorts, and the two female students were in pajamas, all of whom had been carried out by Big White.

Ding Yue wanted to understand how the fire had started.

However, once he learned the cause of the fire, Ding Yue and everyone else were taken aback...