Chapter 387 Extreme Urgency


    Just then, a sizable crowd of onlookers from the neighborhood gathered in the open space


    downstairs. The crowd raised their heads and looked at the top floor which was engulfed by thick


    ck clouds of smoke.


    A member of the property management''s voice was amplified loudly by a loudspeaker.


    "Everyone, be quiet! Keep calm! Keep a safe distance from the fire. We have called the fire


    department and the firemen will be here shortly!" "Why did the fire seem to start at the top floor?


    What about the people on the top floor?"


    "Have all the people on the lower floors managed to evacuate? If you are fine,e and report to


    me!"


    People were all talking and shouting over one another. It was a scene of utter chaos.


    The fire had started on the penultimate floor of the building. Fortunately, the residents below that


    floor were not trapped and had escaped to safety.


    Only Ethan and J were still caught in the fire since they lived on the top floor.


    The siren of the fire engine could be heard approaching quickly, but only the sound of the siren


    could be heard, and there was no sign of the fire engine itself.


    Someone in the crowd peered around and saw that the fire engine had actually stopped just near


    the building.


    The firefighting ess was originally unimpeded. Now there was a big truck parked at the entrance,


    whichpletely blocked the way of the fire engine.


    What''s more, this high-endmunity''s pedestrian system was separated from the vehicle system.


    Except for the firefighting ess, the fire engine had no way to approach the apartment building


    from the ground.


    The property manager was so anxious that he shouted, "What''s going on?! Where is the driver of


    that truck? This is a matter of life and death. We don''t have a second to waste here!"


    Many people couldn''t stand idly anymore. They also tried to contact the driver to move the truck, but


    sadly no one recognized this truck and they had no idea who to call. "Damn it! There is no phone


    number left on the truck either. We have no way of contacting the driver!"


    "Then we have to wait for the tow truck!"


    "God knows when the tow truck will arrive! Besides, this truck is too big to be towed. It''s also


    impossible for the fire engine to forcefully hit a way out!" The property manager was wholly


    overwhelmed by anxiety.


    He was very clear about the fact that the resident of the top floor was a big shot. However, there


    was such an unexpected situation at the critical moment of rescue. The manager wiped the cold


    sweat on his forehead and nervously watched the thick smoke billowing from the top floor.


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    Ethan and J were blocked into a corner of the rooftop.


    The surrounding area was as hot as the surface of the sun, and the heat was almost unbearable.


    The floor under their feet was so hot that they could hardly stand.


    J was sweating profusely. Her face was red and her hair had curled from the heat.


    Ethan observed the rooftop calmly. He couldn''t just sit still and wait to be burnt to death.


    He had already called for the firemen, and there should have been many people calling the police


    outside. Why hadn''t the firefighters arrived yet? The wet nket and wet towel they prepared in a


    hurry just now had already be bone dry from the sheer heat. J covered her mouth with the


    towel but she couldn''t help coughing and choking from the noxious gases of the fire.


    "Ethan, we''d better find a way to get out of here. This fire is going to eat us up if we don''t act fast."


    J stared at the fire in the staircase leading to the rooftop. It seemed to be impossible for them to


    go downstairs via that route. Now they were truly in a predicament.


    Their wet clothes had also been dried out by the heat from the mes. Even though the rooftop was


    an open space, the temperature and size of the mes was just too great. The water in their bodies


    would evaporate quickly.


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    Ethan walked to the edge of the rooftop and looked down.


    By this time, the fire had already burned the rooftop from the staircase to where they stood.


    J felt the heat increasing exponentially. Her mouth was dry, and her hands and feet were weak.


    She felt dizzy because of the dehydration from such close proximity with the mes.