Chapter 108 Factory Rescue

Chapter 108 Factory Rescue

“Buzz——!”

In an instant, the shrill buzz of air raid sirens sounded over the entire city.

The shock wave of the factory explosion was terrifying.

Even Gu Ji, who was three kilometers away, felt a strong wind hitting his face.

"Immediately notify the command center, city hall, fire brigade, and chemical detection posts to rush to the explosion point. They say that a violent explosion occurred in the east district factory of BASF's production base. Large areas of buildings on site were damaged and there is a risk of chemical leakage. Hurry!!"

Gu Ji called to the sentry beside him.

The young sentry didn't understand at first why this officer had to run up to the sentry tower so early in the morning. However, considering that the other person was a sergeant and a hero who had just won the Iron Cross on the battlefield, he still agreed.

Fortunately, there is a commander here, otherwise he really doesn't know what to do.

As a recruit who had only served for half a year, he had never seen such a horrific scene.

It wasn't until Gu Ji shouted "Hurry" for the last time that he reacted, immediately picked up the phone and turned the dial wheel.

Gu Ji ran away after giving the order.

at this time.

There was chaos in the entire military area. The recruits thought it was an enemy attack, so they hurriedly put on their clothes and ran out of the dormitory wearing helmets.

Some of them were scared, some were panicked, but most of them were excited, as if they finally felt that they could fight for the empire and gain honor.

Gu Jigang ran to the training ground.

They met Luca and the other three who were coming out of the cafeteria to eat. They ran over anxiously.

"Herman, did you hear the explosion?"

"I heard it. It was an explosion at the BASF factory. We need to get there quickly!"

"Is it the Eagle bomber group that is attacking?"

"No, it was an explosion at the production base."

"It scared me to death. Let me tell you, how could the Eagle Army be so stupid as to dare to invade the empire's airspace in broad daylight?"

Everyone followed Gu Ji, talking as they walked.

After Eugen determined that it was just a simple factory explosion, he immediately stopped Gu Ji.

"Chief Herman, since it has nothing to do with the military, let's not go into this muddy water. Production accidents should be under the jurisdiction of the city hall and the fire brigade. We soldiers are used to fight. The weather is good today. Why don't you give us more advice? Shall I take command?"

“Do you know how many residents there are around the BASF factory?”

Upon hearing this, Eugen was slightly startled.

Before he could answer, Gu Ji turned his head and glanced wide-eyed.

"55,000 people! I just saw with my own eyes that the explosion cloud in the East District reached a height of nearly 100 meters. This accident is beyond the control of the city hall and the fire brigade. The duty of soldiers has never been to fight, but to protect their families. Weiguo, there is no country without the people. If you don’t want to go, then you can stay here, don’t hinder me, get out of the way!”

This was the first time Eugen had seen Hermann angry.

That cruelty was like an evil spirit that had broken free, roaring and wandering in his heart, and he couldn't help but want to shudder.

"Without people, how can there be a country..."

When Leer heard these words, he murmured subconsciously, and his pupils seemed to have caught something, shining brightly, "Herman, I'll go with you!"

"Let's go together, we are a team."

Even Luka patted Gu Ji on the shoulder and seemed to be moved by his words.

Eugen was like a child who had made a mistake. He lowered his head and was a little at a loss. He had no choice but to follow the crowd and run towards the military vehicle.

But along the way, I kept repeating the last few words of Gu Ji.

His eyebrows were raised, and he always felt that something was wrong.

It was three kilometers from the military zone to the BASF factory. Gu Ji drove all the way, but it still took him nearly twenty minutes.

There is no way, heavy industrial cities are densely populated.

In addition, the sensation caused by the explosion was too huge, and a large number of busybodies stayed in place to watch the explosion cloud and the thick burning smoke in the distance.

"Give way!"

"Step aside!"

"All civilians should get out of here immediately. The scene is very dangerous and there may be a secondary explosion!"

Compared to Luca and Leer's scolding.

Gu Ji almost roared.

When the civilians saw his status as an officer and the Iron Cross on his collar, they did not dare to say anything and could only retreat symbolically.

It was hard to squeeze into the east area of ​​the factory's production base.

The tragedy of the scene almost shocked the four of them.

They just visited this place yesterday and marveled at the splendor of the BASF production base, but now it is in ruins.

Thick smoke billowed from the core of the explosion, and the surrounding houses were destroyed or collapsed by the shock wave. Seven or eight trucks parked nearby were all set on fire, and cables and pipes were blown off and fell to the ground, causing a fire, making the disaster even more tragic.

At this time, a man's scream came from the edge of the ruins and debris. After hearing the sound, a worker was climbing out of the ruins. His head was smashed so hard that blood flowed. Two more people were pressed under the boulder and were unable to break free.

See this scene.

Luca and Leer seemed to think of their comrades who were burned to death by tank explosions on the battlefield.

Gu Ji rushed straight in.

At this moment, there were many security personnel wearing blue and black work clothes, who were fleeing in panic.

He grabbed one of the pockmarked security guards and said, "Why are you running? What's going on inside?"

The pockmarked security guard instinctively wanted to break free, but when he turned around and saw the officer's uniform, he said in panic:

"Sir, there was an explosion in the synthetic rubber factory in the East District. The entire building and several nearby factories are gone. The fire is burning too hard. Run away!"

"Synthetic rubber factory? The main raw material of synthetic rubber is butadiene..."

Thanks to the "Hazardous Chemicals" treatment, the chemical properties of butadiene instantly appeared in Gu Ji's mind.

Flammable gas, colorless, insoluble in water, slightly aromatic, slightly toxic, most importantly:

It is extremely unstable at room temperature, easily decomposes and explodes, and is extremely powerful!

Generally speaking, the combustion heat of hydrogen is 241kJ/mol, the combustion heat of methane is 893kJ/mol, and the combustion heat of butadiene is as high as 2541kJ/mol, which is more than 10 times that of hydrogen. This means that the explosion of butadiene will release a large amount of heat, which is much higher. Explosive to methane and hydrogen.

In 2021, a building of a chemical technology company in Ludong Province suddenly exploded, and a large three-story factory building was almost razed to the ground. The "culprit" was butadiene!

"Immediately notify Manager Golin to put the entire factory on alert, immediately cut off the production power supply, cut off the chemical gas pipelines, and conduct emergency safety management of the chemical storage warehouse."

"In addition, the security manager was notified to quickly mobilize all security guards and divide them into two groups. One group used the fire-fighting equipment around them to rush to the fire scene to participate in the fire fighting, and the other group did a good job in maintaining order at the fire scene and evacuating irrelevant personnel."

After a few words, the pockmarked security guard was stunned.

He turned around stiffly and pointed back at the raging fire behind him, "Sir, how do you want us to save such a fire? Run away!"

"You are a security guard! This is your responsibility!"

Gu Ji glared and shouted coldly.

Seeing the officer getting angry, the pockmarked security guard had no choice but to call out to his companions, but no matter what he said, everyone ignored them and just focused on escaping.

See this.

Gu Ji took off a black Walter PP pistol from his waist.

This was the gun specially given to him by the Bearded General Staff after he was promoted to the rank of sergeant. It was also one of the mainstream military guns of Hans during World War II.

Turn off the safety, pull the slide, and pull the trigger suddenly into the air:

boom!

The moment the gunfire rang out, the panicked crowd instinctively squatted down and stopped in place. Even the civilians watching outside shivered in fear.

"Everyone, listen, the military garrison, government police, and fire brigade will be here soon. The whole factory will be on alert immediately, put out the fire immediately, and join me in rescuing the trapped imperial compatriots!"

In order to reduce the fear in the hearts of security personnel and workers and increase the sense of security.

As soon as Gu Ji opened his mouth, he brought up the news that "government military support is on the way."

As a result, combined with his behavior of leading the charge, he immediately attracted many security personnel with a sense of justice.

People follow the crowd.

Seeing that many people were willing to follow Gu Ji, other security personnel were embarrassed to continue escaping, not to mention he still had a gun in his hand.

But what Gu Ji didn't expect was.

His calm, tough, and brave attitude actually won the support of many onlookers. Many Hansi men waved their arms and wanted to follow him into the factory to save people.

Seeing this scene, Luka beside him couldn't help but said.

"Herman, you are more of a commander than me..."

"This is my hometown. I just know more about safety incidents. Compared to commanding tanks on the battlefield, I am still far behind you."

Halfway through Gu's words, Leer put his arm around his shoulders and grinned.

"Hey, Herman, stop being modest and tell me, what should we do now?"

"Sir Luca, you are sitting here as the commander-in-chief. I notified the sentry in the military zone early in the morning and contacted the headquarters and city hall. I believe support will arrive soon. You will be responsible for explaining the situation on the scene to them."

"Ler, your task is quite heavy. Contact Manager Gore immediately, cut off the power supply and pipelines, deal with the air supply and power supply, stop running large equipment, and the most important thing is: be sure not to let chemicals leak. Judging from the scene before us, the security measures and personnel of the BASF factory are simply insufficient. If another disaster occurs, it will be completely paralyzed."

Gu Ji and others all escaped from the battlefield alive and dead.

He was not polite to them and gave orders directly.

It was Eugen's turn. The boy was still stunned. He shouted twice in a row before he got the other person's attention.

"Ogen, Eugen! Listen clearly, you are responsible for logistics evacuation and rescue. You mainly guide the evacuation of personnel. You also draw a warning tape 100 meters away from the accident, divide the warning area, and evacuate the surrounding people, vehicles and various obstacles at the same time. Ensure smooth flow of traffic and urgent use of vehicles at the disaster relief site."

"Yes, sir!"

Eugen immediately straightened his back.

Gu Ji opened the safety of the pistol and inserted it back into the butt of the belt around his waist, looking coldly at the billowing smoke ahead.

"I'm responsible for leading the rescue team to rush in and rescue people."

"Herman, the fire is so big, you must not take risks, just let your men do it."

Luka grabbed his shoulders, seeming worried about this commanding genius.

Unexpectedly, Gu Ji grinned and patted the iron bucket next to his belt, "Don't worry, Chief Luka, I'm wearing a gas mask!"

The configuration of Hansi Army soldiers during World War II included firearms and ammunition, steel helmets and caps, water bottles and lunch boxes, backpacks and bags, and the most important thing was the iron barrels hanging on their bodies.

Because of the gas war in World War I.

All countries are well aware of the power of chemical gases, so since World War I, armies of various countries have been equipped with a gas mask as standard to deal with enemy chemical gas attacks or fires.

And this iron barrel contains gas masks!

Luka couldn't help but flashed a hint of shock in his eyes.

Just because he inspected the BASF chemical plant yesterday and suspected that there was a safety hazard, he took the gas mask with him. It must be said that this kind of caution and carefulness was something that even he, an ace division commander with four years of battlefield experience, could not do.

After bidding farewell to the three of them.

Gu Ji immediately led everyone to the accident explosion site. In the team, in addition to security guards and workers, there were also some enthusiastic Hansi citizens.

Reach the core point of the explosion.

Even if they didn't rush into the scene, everyone still felt the heat wave hitting their faces, burning the sweat on their faces, making it almost impossible to open their eyes.

"Don't worry, I'm not asking everyone to die. In addition to security personnel, workers and citizens only need to rescue people in the peripheral ruins and do auxiliary work before the arrival of the fire brigade: such as investigating the fire situation and trapping people. Preliminary estimates, the readiness of various fire-fighting equipment, the smooth flow of disaster relief roads, etc."

"The remaining security personnel reported to me the location of the fire room, received firefighting equipment, and followed me into the fire scene to rescue people."

Gu Ji once personally directed the handling of large-scale health disasters at cruise ship checkpoints. That was a disaster of more than 3,000 people on an entire ship.

Now, these two hundred people are like a handful to him.

According to the situation at the scene, he divided the people into four groups according to the risk levels they could bear: fire-fighting group, rescue group, water supply group, and logistics group.

After receiving the fire fighting equipment.

Gu Ji filled a bucket of water and wet the officer's uniform.

During World War II, there was no concept of insulating clothing, and his only protective equipment was this gas mask.

It's funny to say that.

The embryonic stage of gas masks is the very familiar "bird's beak mask".

When the Black Death swept through Europe in the Middle Ages, in the face of the raging plague, the government summoned many "plague doctors" to examine patients and dispose of corpses.

One of the French doctors developed the beak mask.

In order to avoid the bad smell when disposing of the corpse, they stuffed a lot of fragrant herbs into the long pointed beak, but this thing was not used to prevent poison at all.

The real birth time was from the poison gas battlefield of World War I.

Soldiers discovered that in areas attacked by poisonous gas, wild boars without any protection could always survive unharmed. After observation, they learned that wild boars would dig their noses into the soil when exposed to poisonous gas.

Only then did doctors and scientists discover that adding relatively simple charcoal to gas masks can effectively absorb harmful substances by using its adsorption properties. This is why gas masks have a "pig nose" shape.

During World War II, the material of gas masks changed from leather and wood to plastic and rubber, which greatly reduced the weight. The fillings were also replaced with activated carbon and professional dust screens, and were equipped with anti-virus reagents.

However, before the successful development of nuclear weapons, gas masks had not been developed in the direction of nuclear prevention. The activated carbon filling had a very limited defensive effect against high-concentration poisonous gases. They were basically breathing masks and could only last for one to two hours at most.

This is also the reason why Gu Ji chose to increase the vital capacity mark in the first place.

The one in his hand is a Hans M38 gas mask.

On the front is a black rubber mask with two yellow lenses and a military green pig nose filter box hanging under the mouth. The straps are fixed very much like modern VR glasses, except that there are two more straps on the sides.

Gu Ji put on the gas mask and breathed slightly. It felt like he was having difficulty breathing while wearing a mask. At the same time, there was a smell of charcoal entering his chest.

But for him with improved lung capacity and oxygen tolerance, this is not a problem.

So he took the lead and rushed into the explosion and burning zone.

As soon as he entered, his first feeling was heat, as if he had entered an oven. The air in all directions was twisting and steaming, accompanied by thick smoke, obscuring your sight.

"Everyone listens to my order, spread out in a fan shape, search in pairs, take action!"