Cultural relic Wan'an Bridge Witnesses Witnesses voiced: The second bridge pier on the west side began to fire, and I couldn't approach

Jimu Journalist Xiao Mingyuan Li Xiancheng

On the evening of August 6, the fire was founded in Wan'an Bridge, the Mayor of Pingnan County, Fujian, Fujian, in the Song Dynasty. The official report said that the fire was extinguished and the personnel were casualties. The cause of the fire was under investigation. On the morning of the 7th, some witnesses told Jimu Journalists that the bridge began to fire from the second pier on the west side. At the beginning, the fire area was only one or two square meters, and the entire bridge was ignited in less than 10 minutes. Essence

Official report (source: WeChat public account "Panorama Pingnan")

The scene of the incident showed that a wooden gallery bridge across the river was burning a fire on the bridge of the river, and from time to time, the material fell from the bridge from time to time. On the morning of the 7th, a post -fire video released by the local villagers showed that there were only a few stone pier and some bridge heads left in the entire gallery bridge.

Changqiao Village, Changqiao Town is on the west side of the Wan'an West. A villager who witnessed the fire process told Jimu Journalists, "We found the fire on the bridge at 9:07 on the 6th at 9:00 on the 6th. The area of ​​the fire is only one or two square meters, but the flames are very high, and it has reached the roof of the gallery bridge. "

The villager said that at the time, there was a wind, and the fire developed quickly. After 5 to 10 minutes, the entire bridge was all ignited. Many people in the village rushed to the rescue, but because the fire was too strong, everyone could not be near, and the fire extinguishing tools on hand were limited. In the end, they could only watch the bridge burned.

Wanan Bridge (source: source: video screenshot)

On the morning of the 7th, the Government of Pingnan County Mayor, Pingnan County Cultural Tourism Bureau and other departments responded to Jiomu journalists that the specific cause of Wan'an Bridge was still under investigation, and the official report could be followed in the future. The staff of the Pingnan County People's Government Office said that the local public security and other departments have been involved in the investigation for the first time, and the specific situation is unclear.

Wan'an Bridge after the fire (picture source: local villagers)

Public information shows that Wan'an Bridge is Wulidun Liudi Muxiu House Bridge. It was built in the Song Dynasty and experienced several destruction and reconstruction. The existing bridge building was rebuilt in 1932. The bridge is 98.2 meters long and 4.7 meters wide. As the longest wooden arch bridge in the country, Wanan Bridge announced as one of the "Northeast Fujiao Bridge" in 2006 as the sixth batch of national key cultural relics protection units. It is understood that Pingnan County is one of the largest counties (cities) in the country with the largest existing wooden arcade bridge in the country.

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