Shanghai Jing An District Jiaozhou Road Apartment Fire Photos

This is already old news (there is good English reporting on Shanghaiist) but here are some photographs throughout the unfortunate event. A lot of the reporting of this fire happened online by Chinese netizens, and there have been many complaints and criticism about the poor reporting by the Shanghai media. Many English reports have already mentioned this so I was hesitant to post about this but I wanted to share a little bit more about what Chinese netizens are talking about with regards to the fire.

From NetEase:

Shanghai Teachers Apartment Fire Pictorial Report

November 15th, 2pm, A 28-story apartment building on Jiaozhou Road near Yuyao Road in downtown Shanghai caught fire, with 53 people dead at present. Official reports: At 6:30pm, the fire has basically been put out, firefighters have entered the building, to put out any remaining fires, and to search and rescue any remaining residents within.

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November 16th, the high-rise residential building on Jiaozhou Road in Shanghai where a serious fire occurred.

November 16th, firefighters cleaning up at the high-rise residential building where a serious fire broke out.

Inside a temporary arrangement center at the Jing An district youth amateur sports school, an emotional crowd is interviewed by reporters.

A bulletin board at the temporary arrangement center.

Family members anxiously search for loved ones on a patient list at a hospital.

Inside the Shanghai Jin An district youth amateur sports school temporary arrangement center, residents affected by the disaster hold each other, deep in grief.

Inside the Shanghai Jin An district youth amateur sports school temporary arrangement center, residents affected by the disaster hold each other.

Inside the Fangyang Hotel on Yuyao Road.

Residents [of the fire-stricken building] and medical care personnel at the No. 1 City Middle School temporary arrangement center.

Minor injury victims kept for observation.

Rescuing the injured.

A young person looks for a missing elderly person amongst the scene of the fire.

Firefighters on the scene rescuing the injured.

Rescuing the injured masses.

Firefighters on the scene rescuing the injured.

November 15th afternoon, a large fire broke out at a large building at the Jiaozhou Road Yanping Road intersection in Shanghai’s Jing An district, medical personnel awaiting orders.

November 15th, a resident rescued out of the burning building.

Firefighters have now already entered the building, extinguishing any remaining fires, searching and rescuing any remaining residents within.

Scene of the fire.

Early morning of the 16th, rain in Shanghai, the scene of the building fire.

Late night on the 15th, the Jiaozhou Road building in Shanghai where nighttime search and rescue efforts were underway.

November 15th afternoon, a large fire broke out at a large building at the Jiaozhou Road Yanping Road intersection in Shanghai’s Jing An district.

November 15th afternoon, a large fire broke out at a large building at the Jiaozhou Road Yanping Road intersection in Shanghai’s Jing An district, a man is trapped by the fire awaiting rescue. The scaffolding around a high-rise residential building at the intersection of Jiaozhou Road and Yuyao Road that was undergoing exterior renovations suddenly caught fire. There were over ten people gathered on the top floor of the burning building waving their hands waiting for rescue. At present, ambulances have already taken injured people away from the scene, while the traffic on Jiaozhou Road is essentially paralyzed.

November 15th afternoon, a large fire broke out at a large building at the Jiaozhou Road Yanping Road intersection in Shanghai’s Jing An district. According to nearby residents, many retired teachers live in the Teachers Apartments located at 718 Jiaozhou Road, and that the fire started between the 10th and 12th floors. At present, the entire building has been enveloped by the large fire, although there are still many residents who have not yet evacuated within. The police have already set up police lines along several of the surrounding streets.

November 15th afternoon, a large fire broke out at a large building at the Jiaozhou Road Yanping Road intersection in Shanghai’s Jing An district.

November 15th at 2pm, a high-rise apartment building at Yuyao Road and Jiaozhou Road in Shanghai suddenly caught fire . A resident (in the red circle) is on the scaffolding seeking help.

November 15th afternoon, a large fire broke out at a large building at the Jiaozhou Road Yanping Road intersection in Shanghai’s Jing An district.

November 15th afternoon, a large fire broke out at a large building at the Jiaozhou Road Yanping Road intersection in Shanghai’s Jing An district. On the roof are over 10 people (in the red circle) gathered on the top floor of the burning building, waving their arms awaiting rescue.

November 15th, a helicopter and rescuer arrives at the scene of the fire.

November 15th, a firefighter with the help of a helicopter enters the burning building to help rescue.

November 15th afternoon, a large fire broke out at a large building at the Jiaozhou Road Yanping Road intersection in Shanghai’s Jing An district. There are still many residents who have not yet evacuated within the building. The police have already set up police lines along several of the surrounding streets.

November 15th afternoon, a large fire broke out at a large building at the Jiaozhou Road Yanping Road intersection in Shanghai’s Jing An district, a crowd looks on at the scene.

This is a shot of the scene of the fire taken from afar on November 15th.

November 15th afternoon, a large fire broke out at a large building at the Jiaozhou Road Yanping Road intersection in Shanghai’s Jing An district, fire engines with scaling ladders have reached the scene.

This is a shot of the scene of the fire on November 15th.

November 15th, firefighters extinguishing flames at the scene of the fire.

November 15th afternoon, a large fire broke out at a large building at the Jiaozhou Road Yanping Road intersection in Shanghai’s Jing An district.

November 15th, rescue personnel prepare to enter the scene of the fire to search and rescue.

November 15th afternoon, a large fire broke out at a large building at the Jiaozhou Road Yanping Road intersection in Shanghai’s Jing An district.

November 15th afternoon, a large fire broke out at a large building at the Jiaozhou Road Yanping Road intersection in Shanghai’s Jing An district, residents look on nearby.

November 15th afternoon, a large fire broke out at a large building at the Jiaozhou Road Yanping Road intersection in Shanghai’s Jing An district.

November 15th night, the Shanghai Yuyao Road Jiaozhou Road high-rise building fire continues to burn, while nighttime rescue workers press on.

November 15th, firefighters extinguishing flames at the scene of the fire.

November 15th, a firefighter is extinguishing flames in the upper floors. Shanghai officials report: As of 6:30pm, the fire has basically been extinguished. Firefighters have already entered the building to put out remaining fires and search and rescue any residents remaining within.

November 15th, firefighters extinguishing flames at the scene of the fire. Residents of the burning building as well as those at 728 Jiaozhou Road, 718 Jiaozhou Road #2, and 999 Changde Road have already been relocated to a nearby assembly point, awaiting communication from the command center to arrange hotel lodgings.

November 15th, two firefighters enter the structure to control the fire situation.

Firefighters have now already entered the building to extinguish any remaining fires and search and rescue any remaining residents within.

Comments from KDS:

westin:

Normally putting on a show doing fake things, and now this time it is real. I’ll wait to see the outcome and then comment [referring to the city government].

来碗拉面:

The hard disks at my company obviously have no sympathy for the victims.
Only the portion of Shanghainese first expressed their condolences and hopes for a positive outcome.
What the hard disks first cared about were [the effect on] housing prices or whether the building had collapsed? The fire made things very lively/festive [for them]!

The bunch of beasts!

小酸:

So sad, all afternoon was the sound of firetrucks driving by.

刚一刚一刚:

Can a superhero come by?

４４:

Aquarius:

It’s time for building codes/regulations to be changed, do it now and it isn’t too late, otherwise tragedies will continue to happen.
The experience of developed countries is worth learning from.
1. High-rise buildings must have external emergency stairs.
2. Residential buildings must have emergency ladders/stairs on the balconies that allow you to climb to the first floor, and must be inspected regularly.
. Require the installation of fire alarms and ceiling sprinkler systems.

Shanghai’s housing prices are in line with the developed world, so its facilities should also be in line with the developed world.

吟游诗人:

Looks like safety netting in the future may need to be made with fire-resistant material. Building costs have gone up, so housing prices are going to go up again…

瓏KING:

Just came back from the scene. Shanghai’s transportation was impressive, it was 3.5 hours after the fire started before the first high-power fire engine reached the scene to fight the fire. The 40+ fire engines that had gotten there earlier could only stand by and watch while extinguishing the fire on floors 10 and under. At present, the fire has already reached the roof, while the firefighters have successfully reached past the 20th floor.

yunsong:

I don’t get it, Shanghai is such a large city, yet the various government departments have never thought of how to deal with this kind of situation? How to practice for this?
How come Yu Zhengsheng [the CPC party chief of Shanghai, 豆制品 is a nickname] wasn’t on the scene directing [the rescue efforts]? Thinking back to the China Eastern crash at Hongqiao Airport, the city leaders were all on the scene directing the efforts. Now, Yu Zhengsheng should take responsibility and immediately submit his resignation.

Some additional photographs taken by netizens from around Shanghai that were posted on the same KDS post (click to enlarge):

Some (or maybe a lot) of the Chinese netizen discussion on the internet (especially on the QQ forums) has become Shanghainese vs. wai di ren, with many non-Shanghainese people making insensitive comments and many Shanghainese people reporting that non-Shanghainese coworkers have made insensitive comments. This is probably not surprising.

Popular young Chinese blogger and race car driver Han Han was also spotted at the scene of the fire. He later wrote a blog post (Chinese) about the fire, including more photographs.