A video went viral on social media of a building on fire in China that shows water being sprayed from below but not reaching the flames. What’s even more horrifying are the screaming voices that can be heard saying, “Open the door, open the door,” and “Someone save us.”
The video titled “The fire in Urumqi, Xinjiang, the last screams of the residents who were burned to death, other residents could only stand by the window to watch, because everyone was locked at home” made rounds on China’s TikTok app, Douyin.
The last screams of the residents who were burned to death from a fire in Urumqi, China. Other residents could only stand by the window to watch, because everyone is locked at home due to the CCP's Covid lockdown. ⚠️⚠️
— Libs of TikTok (@LibFails) November 28, 2022
🔊sound… 😳#chinalockdown #chinaprotests pic.twitter.com/80NOHIAfa3
A deadly fire erupted in a high-rise apartment building in the Xinjiang province of China due to a power strip in the bedroom on the 15th floor.
The residents were under lockdown for more than 100 days due to China’s no-tolerant COVID policies.
According to the government, 10 people died, including 3 children, and 9 people were injured but the residents recall different numbers that are much higher.
“We Xinjiang people don’t dare to go downstairs without permits as it will violate the law even if the building gate is not locked.”
fire has been many Chinese people's worst fear since the spring of 2020, that is, since many people's homes are forced into periodic quarantine with metal bars and barriers
— Chenchen Zhang 🤦🏻♀️ (@chenchenzh) November 25, 2022
from the bus in Guizhou to the fire in Urumqi
the worst thing you can imagine happened and will happen pic.twitter.com/p1s9EmFutm
“Some residents’ ability to rescue themselves was too weak and they failed to escape,” said a resident.
Since then, thousands of protestors have taken to the streets and online, asking the government to ease up on the zero-COVID strict restrictions in the country.
However, viral videos and posts have been tamped down by china’s information censors.
