Les pompiers chinois reste comme ils essaient d'éteindre le feu à l'usine de Hangzhou Yusei Machinery Co., Ltd. à Xiaoshan Hangzhou city, est de la Chine
Chinese firefighters rest as they try to extinguish the fire at a factory of Hangzhou Yusei Machinery Co., Ltd. in Xiaoshan, Hangzhou city, east Chinas Zhejiang province, 1 January 2013. Three firemen including a Shanghainese died while trying to extinguish a factory blaze which broke out in the early hours of Tuesday (1 January 2013) in east Chinas Zhejiang Province, fire authorities said. The blaze broke out at around 3am in the workshops of Hangzhou Yusei Machinery Co., Ltd. in Xiaoshan District of Hangzhou, the provincial capital of Zhejiang. Up to 50 fire engines attended the scene and put the blaze under control by Tuesday noon. The three firefighters, all men, went missing when they were trying to put out the flames. They were later found by rescuers and rushed to a hospital, but died despite doctors efforts. The burning materials such as plastic products, cartons and foam resulted in a huge amount of toxic smoke, according to the provincial fire fighting authorities. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
