Chapter 45 The only survivor
The death squads set out again to search deeper.
Further forward, there is the excavation area for drilling holes and firing artillery. The level here is very low, and the death squads can only bend down and advance inside.
I didn't dare to shout loudly. It was a small space and I had experienced an explosion. Doing so would be tantamount to seeking death.
Continuing to go deeper, no survivors were found inside. Moreover, due to the explosion, the coal seam inside had collapsed severely, and the rescue team could not enter. They also saw the situation inside.
The rear team had to change into the front team and exit this small space.
"Captain, the center point of the explosion has been found. Everything in this channel has been searched. Should we go to the next channel?"
An old team member said.
There are usually several channels underground, extending in different directions, but some channels are very small. After discovering that there are no coal seams, they are usually abandoned, and then they continue to look for other coal seams and build new channels.
Like those large coal mines, the underground areas extend in all directions, like ant nests, and there are only one or two underground exits.
"Let's go to the next channel." The captain said in a low mood. The situation here is so bad. According to his experience, it is difficult for there to be any survivors.
The death squads returned to Dahang again and chose another branch line.
The situation inside is much stronger. This is not the center of the explosion, but there are also traces of gas burning.
At the time of the accident, there were obviously not many workers here. Seven bodies were found in the death squad channel. This should be a work unit of one shift. Unfortunately, all of these people were killed, but the bodies were intact. The captain checked
Suddenly, they all died of the high temperature.
This is also the most terrifying thing about underground gas explosions. In a closed high-temperature space, people are like meat in a steamer.
"Next channel!"
The captain ordered.
One fork in the road, another fork in the road.
The death squads checked one by one, but still no survivors were found.
The mood of the team members was very low, and no one spoke anymore.
The captain once again led everyone and turned into the last relatively small channel.
Suddenly, a small amount of gravel fell overhead.
"careful!"
The captain exclaimed!
He reached out and pushed away Xiao Li who was following behind him, then turned around and rushed back.
Boom!~
On the roof of the shed, a huge boulder fell down in one piece and hit the ground directly, scattering countless dust.
"ah!!!"
Xiao Li didn't even realize what happened. He was pushed hard by the captain in front of him.
Then the captain's painful roar could be heard in his ears.
"team leader!"
A kind of suicide squad member, hurriedly exclaimed.
Xiao Li took a closer look and noticed that in order to save himself, the captain had one leg down from the knee and was completely pressed under the boulder.
"My legs! Ah..."
The captain was in unbearable pain. He hit the ground with his right hand, and his facial features were twisted together under the gas mask!
The team members stepped forward and tried to move the boulder away together, but the boulder was too heavy. Although several people tried their best, the boulder still did not move at all.
The captain's painful groans echoed throughout the waterway.
Then the captain's head sank and he fainted.
When the team members saw this, they were all anxious, but no matter what they tried, they couldn't move the boulder.
At this moment, a weak voice sounded: "Is there anyone there? Who can save me?"
"Is there anyone? Please, help me!"
The voice is not loud, and can even be described as weak and pitiful.
"Who? Where are you?" When an old team member heard this voice, his body instinctively responded.
"What's wrong, Old Tang?"
Old Tang said: "I just heard someone calling for help."
"Someone called for help, why didn't I hear it? Did you hear it?"
"No."
"I do not have either."
Several team members shook their heads. They were focused on the boulder and heard nothing.
But Old Tang was very insistent: "I must have heard someone calling for help!"
"It should be inside!"
Old Tang pointed into the dark cave and spoke with certainty.
"Old Tang, did you hear wrongly? We have been here for so long and we haven't seen a single survivor. Now something happened to the captain again. The top priority is how to rescue the captain!"
"yes!"
Several team members nodded, but none of them heard.
"It's important to save the captain first! Then rescue the captain first. I'll accompany you in and search again later."
The old player put his hands on Old Tang's shoulders and shook them vigorously.
"Okay, let's all work hard together. I'll shout 3. Let's work hard together. Xiao Li, be careful and drag the captain out at any time!"
Old Tang ordered.
Xiao Li nodded vigorously, placed his hands on the opposite armpits, and stared at the boulder.
"1,2,3!"
Old Tang shouted!
Everything went crazy, and he used all his strength to move the boulder.
"hiss···"
The boulder was finally pried open by everyone, and the boulder moved, affecting the captain's wound.
The captain who had already fainted was woken up again by the severe pain.
With quick eyesight and quick hands, Xiao Li pulled the captain out when the boulder lifted up.
But the captain's leg had become pie-shaped and the bones were completely broken. It looked like the leg could not be saved.
"team leader!"
Xiao Li shouted, but he cried in his eyes. As a member of the rescue team, Xiao Li knew very well what this meant.
"help me!!"
The cry for help sounded again, this time much clearer than the last time.
Not only Old Tang, but also several team members heard calls for help this time.
"inside!"
Old Tang heard it clearly this time, and the sound came from inside.
"Go and save people!"
The captain said through gritted teeth.
At this moment, the captain was sweating profusely. It was not only hot, but also painful.
Old Tang nodded to the captain and said: "Xiao Li, Xingguo will send the captain up immediately, and the rest of the people will follow me in!"
With that said, Old Tang took the lead and rushed inside first, followed by several senior team members following him.
Xingguo, on the other hand, quickly pulled out the folding stretcher behind him and assembled it in a few clicks.
Xiao Li and Xingguo carefully lifted the captain and placed him on the folding stretcher. Then they ran towards the wellhead with their headlights illuminated.
Old Tang led the remaining team members and finally found the survivor calling for help at the end of the coal cave.
This man was lying in a puddle. There was no damage on his body, but his skin was red. He was obviously seriously injured by the high temperature.
Seeing the rescue team with the miner's lamp overhead, this person was very excited, his mouth opened, ah, ah, he couldn't say a complete sentence.
The whole person's face was covered with coal face, and his appearance could not be discerned.
"Hurry up and rescue!" Old Tang said quickly when he saw this.
After tying the person to the stretcher, Old Tang gently covered the person's face with a white towel to prevent secondary injury.
We rushed towards the wellhead quickly. Because it was a steep uphill slope, several team members took turns carrying the stretcher in order to buy time.
"Come up! Come up!"
At the entrance of the well, several city leaders and a group of staff were guarding there.
The news reporters and photographers at the scene pushed their way up, but were blocked by the police wall.
Chapter completed!