The husband who saved his wife from the fire in China has died

On the morning of March 22, Chinese media reported that the husband suffered burns and held his wife’s hand on the balcony in the case fire March 13 in Nanjing passed away.

Chen Mouchan’s younger brother, the husband in the fire, sobbed while talking to The Paper reporter by phone: “Currently, the family is making funeral arrangements for my brother. I will still work hard to pay for treatment and save my sister-in-law’s life.”

Despite being severely burned with many peeling skin, Chen still held onto his wife’s hand until someone came to save her.

Chen and his wife (with the surname Wang) suffered severe burns in a sudden fire at an apartment complex in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China more than a week ago.

At that time, to avoid the fire, the couple went out to the balcony to hide.

Chen helped his wife stand on the pedestal outside the balcony to avoid the heat, and he stood inside holding her arm, despite the fact that he was also in pain from severe burns, until the fire department came to rescue her. save both.

According to a video that went viral on Weibo on March 14, as soon as he was taken to a safe place, Wang was exhausted, but still begged: “Save my husband first.” The touching story has brought tears to many people.

Yangtse Evening Newsreported reported that when they were rescued, both Chen and Wang suffered severe burns with many areas of red and peeling skin, damaged respiratory tract. In it, Wang suffered burns to more than 95% of her body, her husband was even more seriously injured.

Pictured when Chen is being treated in the ICU.

After the incident, media channels and social units reported and called for donations to support the Chen couple and their family to help them through the difficult period.

As of the morning of March 22, the donation program called for by family members had received 248,000 supports. Other donation channels also raised nearly 100,000 yuan.

The wife’s sister also told the media: “I am very saddened by the death of my brother-in-law. The wife he wants to protect is recovering well in the hospital and will have a second surgery today. It will be difficult if we do not have enough funding for treatment. “.

Before that, Wang’s sister once shared that her sister and her husband had been married for 10 years, family life was always peaceful. “My sister is the eldest child in the family, with a gentle disposition. My brother-in-law is an honest man. They are the ideal role model for me and the children in the family.”

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

According to Zing