How did four children in Yunnan burn to death by fire?

12.30, Liangzishe, Qingshan, Baogunao Township, Qiaojia County, Zhaotong, Yunnan Province. The cold weather makes people tremble. The village road is full of mingbi, and the wind blows yellow paper all over the floor. Li Shunlian, a villager, is holding a pile of charcoal fire in front of her house to keep warm. No matter who comes to her house and what people around her say, she covers her head with a brim and buries her head in her arms. She never looked up, didn't say a word, didn't speak, only the coals on the ground. When the wind blows, Mars flashes and white charcoal ash appears.

Li Shunlian is not ignorant of hospitality. In the impression of the villagers, Li Shunlian and Chen Caiben are both good people, enthusiastic and helpful, and her children are also influenced by them. They greet people with sweet mouths and smiles.

Li Shunlian, the mother of five children. On February 22, 65438, she and her husband rushed to Kunming to visit the detained boss. The boss didn't see her, but she got a call from four children. She didn't say a word after the incident.

On February 22, 65438, the couple left their four sons at home and rushed to a detention center in Kunming to visit their eldest son who was detained on suspicion of participating in gang robbery. Before I met my boss, my mother was killed by a phone call at noon on the 25th-four young sons at home had an accident warming themselves by fire.

Hearing this, she instantly sat on the streets of Kunming. At home, when the police and neighbors of the police station broke through the window, her sons were still wearing clothes and shoes, and the little ones were lying on the big bed and stopped breathing together at the closed door. The three pots of charcoal fire burned in the room still have residual temperature.

Five Brothers

The second-class highway from Qiaojia County to Baogu Leng Township is built on a mountain with sharp bends and steep slopes, and there are bare mountains on both sides of the highway. On February 30, 65438, the sky was gloomy, the mountains were covered with dark clouds and there were white ice ridges.

After nearly three hours' drive, Qingshan Liangzishe appeared halfway up the mountain below the second-class highway. Villagers' houses are scattered on the hillside, built among sparse pines and cypresses, and there are no conspicuous small houses around.

Villagers usually go in and out of the village and can only ride motorcycles. An unhardened uneven dirt road paved with Mingbi and yellow paper leads to Cai Chen's home.

Chen Caiben, 45, has two sisters and one sister.

Chen Caiben worked in Qujing No.1 Coal Mine in 2006. During the national snowstorm in 2008, his boss gave him 9 tons of coal. Because I couldn't bear to burn it, I piled it in the corner of the door.

"(I) have no one to discuss." Chen Caiben told this newspaper (www.thepaper.cn) that he and his wife, Li Shunlian, would have more children in this way. I hope they can take care of each other in the future. Chen Caiben and his wife * * * have five children, all sons, including the eldest 18 years old, the second1/kloc-0 years old, the third 9 years old, the fourth 7 years old and the fifth 4 years old.

He said that at the beginning, all three dolls had to register, but there was no birth certificate. To this end, he spent 7,200 yuan in Zhaotong City for paternity testing, and later paid a fine of 5,000 yuan when he registered. "I owe a debt, and the money has not been paid off."

Like the Chen family, it is not uncommon to have five children at home in the society of Qingshan Village. Villager Zhu said that at first, most of the children in the village belonged to their own families. Later, like the Chen family, her family also had five children. Most other families have two or three children. Most of their parents work at home and there are not many left-behind children in the village.

Chen's five brothers have a good relationship. Chen Caiben remembers that although the boss didn't come home after working outside for two years, when he first came home two years ago, the boss brought a roast duck from Kunming to his four younger brothers. This duck made his three younger brothers firmly remember the eldest brother. The youngest brother was less than two years old and had no memory of his eldest brother.

The four brothers in the family are also very popular with the villagers. Over the years, influenced by their parents, the four brothers are smart and sensible. When I meet people in the village, I greet them with a smile from a distance, and my parents hardly call them. The second and third children are studying in the third grade of Qingshan primary school, the fourth one is studying in the preschool class of Qingshan primary school, and the fifth one is still at home. The second one got excellent grades in the class and got into the top three in every exam. The latest award was the second prize certificate of the class's comprehensive performance issued by Qingshan Primary School on September 1 2007.

Speaking of several sons, Chen Caiben's favorite is the clever and obedient fifth brother. "Look, are you handsome?" He stored the most photos of Brother Wu, and talked the most about Brother Wu. He held his mobile phone in his palm for fear that he would lose the photo of Brother Wu if his hand slipped. On the same day, when Chen Caiben looked through the photos of his sons in the mobile phone, he found that there were no photos of his four sons in the mobile phone. Overwintering with fire

Burning firewood to keep warm is almost the road that every villager in Qingshan Liangzishe has to walk this winter. Because coal is more expensive, villagers burn firewood for heating or cooking in winter. Firewood is either picked up on the mountain during the slack season, or the waste boards left over from building a house.

On February 30, 65438, Chen Caiben's 42-year-old wife, Li Shunlian, wrapped her up, covered her face with a hat, buried her head in her arms and warmed herself around a pile of charcoal.

On the same day, Chen's relatives, friends and villagers all warmed up in her house. However, no matter what people at home and around them say, Li Shunlian seems to be unable to hear anything and doesn't even look up. She stood motionless around the fire and made no response. When the wind blows, charcoal sparks flash, and then white charcoal ash floats on her head, shoulders and back, and she still sits motionless.

In the front corner of Chen, there is a pile of coal covered with leaves, paper and sundries, and there is a pile of freshly chopped firewood not far away. "I can't bear to burn (coal) and have been piled up in the corner." Chen Caiben said that in 2006, because his family had only 2 mu of land, he went to work in dongshan town, Qujing City, Yunnan Province to dig coal to support his family. He remembers that his monthly salary is only 1000 yuan, and his wife Li Shunlian is responsible for taking care of the children at home. In 2008, it snowed heavily in the south. Because of his hard work, long working hours and poor family, the boss gave him 9 tons of coal, and he piled it in the corner of his house.

In the four rooms rebuilt by the Chen family after the 20 14 earthquake, two couples usually sleep in the first room on the left and four children sleep in the second room.

Cai Chen's house is a row of four rooms, which seems to be newly built. He introduced that after the 20 14 earthquake in Ludian, Yunnan, the original adobe house was damaged and the government subsidized 40,000 yuan. He borrowed tens of thousands of dollars to build four new houses with brick-concrete structure. Usually the husband and wife sleep in the first room on the left, and the four children sleep in the second room.

The newspaper reporter noticed that apart from two rooms where people usually live, the other two rooms are kitchens and warehouses, and each room is equipped with iron gates. In addition to the anti-theft lock, there is an iron bolt that can be locked under the door, and an anti-theft cage is installed on the window.

Because the old man in the family has passed away, the couple go out occasionally. When the children are left unattended, let the four children take care of each other, and the older one has never made any mistakes. Once before, when the husband and wife went out, Chen Caiben told the second child to keep warm, pay attention to safety, open the window for ventilation, and don't keep warm in the room where people sleep. Like the Chen family, most of the villagers' houses were rebuilt after the 20 14 Ludian earthquake. In winter, villagers burn charcoal at home to keep warm. Villager Zhu received a reminder from her neighbor that she should open the window and let the air in the room burn wood and keep warm. She admits that she has no concepts of "boredom" and "poisoning". "I don't know if burning a fire to keep warm will kill people."

Go to town to see the children

On February 22, 65438, Chen Caiben and his wife received a letter, and opened it to see that it was a notice of criminal detention sent by Kunming police. Their eldest son was detained by the police on suspicion of robbery.

Cai Chen may feel that he can't hold his head up. He lied to people that he was "detained for fighting". Kunming police confirmed to this newspaper that on June 5438+February 65438+April, Chen Mou, the eldest son of Chen Caiben, was criminally detained by the police according to law on suspicion of participating in gang robbery, and the case is under further investigation.

After receiving the notice from the police, Mr. and Mrs. Chen quickly packed their bags, told the second child to take care of his younger brother, and left a phone number for the second child to contact. "They stayed at home alone before, so we were relieved without any mistakes."

Before leaving, the couple originally planned to give Brother Wu to Xie, the sister-in-law next door, and take him home to play with his granddaughter. As a result, the second child interrupted and said "no need to go" to take care of his younger brother.

On the afternoon of the 22nd, the couple rushed to Kunming from Qiaojia County, but it happened to be the weekend, and they failed to meet the boss held in the detention center. 65438+265438+At 0 o'clock on February 24, Chen Caiben and his wife called their second child at home and learned that the two brothers were watching TV in the house and had not slept yet.

After the incident, Chen Caiben burned the children's clothes, schoolbags and awards. This award for the second child was not seen or burned because it was in the refrigerator.

The next morning, Chen Caiben received a phone call from the teacher of Qingshan Primary School. His three children who are studying failed to get to school on time and didn't go to class. He called his sister-in-law Xie next door and asked her to go home and see what was going on.

Xie was the first person to find out that four children had an accident. She told the newspaper that when she came to Chen Jia after receiving a phone call from Chen Caiben, the doors and windows where the children slept were closed, because a bolt was locked from the inside, so it could not be opened. She felt sad to see a child sleeping on the ground through the glass gap of the security cage. She told other villagers about the situation and then reported it to the village Committee and township government at the first level. The police station told them not to destroy the scene. The police who arrived later opened one of the window security cages, and some villagers opened the door after entering the house. Everyone found that the children of the second, third and fourth children were all wearing clothes and shoes, the younger one was lying on the older one, three people were crowded at the door, and the youngest fifth one was lying on the bed, all of which had lost their breath.

In addition to finding four children who stopped breathing, people also found three burnt-out iron pots and braziers, leaving residual temperature in the room. Villager Chen recalled that it was very cold on February 24, 65438. When he was working on the mountain, he couldn't stand the cold, so he burned charcoal fire to keep warm.

Burn it.

Until 65438 noon on February 25th, Mr. and Mrs. Chen still didn't see the boss, but they received a phone call from Baogunao Police Station of Qiaojia County Public Security Bureau-four children at home had an accident.

When Li Shunlian, the mother of the children, heard this, she instantly sat on the street of Kunming without saying a word, and Chen Caiben didn't know what to do. On the same day, they gave up visiting the boss and chartered a car to hurry home from Kunming. Five hours later, they returned to the home of Qingshan Liangzishe.

According to Chen Caiben's appraisal, the three braziers in the room are charcoal fires left over from cooking pig food during the day, which are placed in three iron pots respectively. At night, the children bring them into the room to keep warm. "I didn't expect three braziers to take four lives and didn't sleep when they died."

According to sources, after the incident, Qiaojia County Public Security Bureau reported the preliminary investigation results to Yunnan Provincial Public Security Bureau for identification and audit. The preliminary investigation results show that carbon monoxide poisoning is caused by heating with fire and closing doors and windows.

After the incident, the civil affairs department of Qiaojia County sent the Chen family 40,000 yuan solatium, and the township government of Baogu Leng sent the Chen family rice, noodles, oil and other foods to appease their families' emotions.

Among the five children, Chen Caiben loves the clever and obedient fifth brother best. He has the most photos of Brother Wu in his mobile phone. He was afraid that his mobile phone would be dropped and his photo of Brother Wu would be lost, so he held it in his hand.

Because three school children bought insurance during their school days, the insurance company also rushed to the Chen family for a visit after the incident. According to Chen Jiaren, the public security organ issued a death certificate, and after the accidental death was confirmed, the insurance company would make compensation, and each child might have 50,000 yuan.

In addition, some schools in Qiaojia County carried out fund-raising activities and raised more than RMB10.8 million from the Chen family. Among them, a donation record circulated on the Internet dated "20 17. 12.28" was that another local primary school donated 27 1.40 yuan, most of which were pleated change with a denomination of 50 cents and 1 yuan, and 1 yuan. This donation record caused netizens to feel "distressed".

It is worth noting that in the fund-raising notice organized by the Central School on February 27, 65438, it was mentioned that schools should publicize the prevention of gas poisoning, the use of fire and electricity, and traffic safety in fund-raising activities.

From noon on February 25, 65438 to February 30, 65438, the child's mother Li Shunlian didn't say a word. Chen's relatives and friends told this newspaper that she doesn't even eat rice and needs relatives and friends to accompany her. And my father, Chen Caiben, looks very ill and haggard because he hasn't slept for several days. Talking about future plans, Chen Caiben said, "I don't want to go out. Without dolls, I am bored myself. "

On February 28th, 65438, with the help of relatives, friends and villagers, Chen Caiben wrapped the bodies of four children in blankets and carried them out of the room and put them in four coffins. The coffin is the wood left over from the house rebuilt after the 20 14 earthquake.

At noon on the 29th, everyone carried four coffins to the mountain behind the village. They carried the coffin for more than two hours. "We can't bury them near our home. Seeing them will make us feel cold," Chen Caiben said.

The graves of the four brothers are lined up in the back hill. Chen Caiben tore off the children's awards on the wall at home and threw them into the fire together with the children's used schoolbags and clothes. He burned them in a rage, as well as the boss's Notice of Criminal Detention.