As they approached the ship lock, Director Dong and Han Xiangning suddenly discovered an air of tension enveloping the area.
Thick smoke was billowing from the lock chamber, and the loudspeakers of the ship lock management office were sounding the alarm, while warning lights kept flashing on the lock gate.
A worker wearing a safety helmet and a gas mask stood by the slowly opening lock gate, commanding the named vessels to prepare to exit the lock with a megaphone, evacuating the ships inside along with the vessel numbered 002 that had just arrived outside the lock.
The task for 001 right now was not firefighting, but preventing the spread of the fire.
Under the command of Xu Sanye, Han Yu, Liang Xiaoyu, and Zhu Baogen operated water cannons and hoses to create an "artificial rainfall" at the exit of the ship lock.
Those who participated in the firefighting exercise could pass through the lock without paying the lock fee.
