Tremendous courage has been rewarded in the past few days following the actions of a teacher in Huai’an of Jiangsu Province, seeing him risk third-degree burns and possibly life itself, in order to prevent an entire residential block going up in flames.
过去几天，江苏省淮安市的一名教师冒着三度烧伤甚至生命危险，为阻止整个住宅区起火而采取行动，这让他获得了巨大的勇气。
The ceremony was held on the evening of 27 March, when the Huai’an Foundation for Courage in Justice visited Qingjiang Middle School in Jiangsu Province to hold a seminar and present the brave teacher with a special award for “Courageous Behaviour with Righteousness”.
颁奖典礼于3月27日晚举行，淮安市见义勇为基金会赴江苏省清江中学举办座谈会，为勇敢老师颁发“见义勇为”特别奖。
The recipient, Zhu Dingcai, who is a teacher with the School, received the commendation after his entering a dangerous blaze to turn off a leaking gas valve that potentially saved scores, if not hundreds, of people.
获奖者朱丁才是该校的一名教师，他在进入危险的火灾中关闭泄漏的煤气阀门后获得了表彰，这可能挽救了数十甚至数百人的生命。
The incident took place around 11:00 on 9 December, 2022, when a serious fire broke out in a residential community in Qingjiangpu District of Huai’an City. Responsible was an senior lady who had forgotten to turn off her gas cooker. This had in turn set on fire some kitchen utensils nearby.
事件发生在2022年12月9日11时左右，当时淮安市清江浦区一住宅小区发生特大火灾。负责的是一位老太太，她忘记关掉煤气灶。这又导致附近的一些厨房用具着火。
Zhu, who lives in the same building, discovered the fire when he saw smoke billowing in the building’s corridor. He immediately told his family to cover their heads with wet towels and flee.
住在同一栋楼的朱先生是在看到大楼走廊冒出滚滚浓烟时发现起火的。他立即告诉家人用湿毛巾蒙住头逃跑。
Passing the apartment on fire, he found the senior slumped on the floor. Zhu instructed his family to immediately get to a safe area, and brought another wet towel to the lady. There, he learned that she had left the gas on before leaving to pick up her grandson from school.
经过着火的公寓时，他发现老人倒在地板上。朱某指示家人立即前往安全地带，并给女子拿了另一条湿毛巾。在那里，他得知她在去学校接孙子之前没有关煤气。
A thought flashed through Zhu’s mind. Their community uses natural gas. Were the fire to not be controlled, the consequences would be unimaginable. Realising this was a critical moment, Zhu, with no hestitation, rushed into the apartment.
朱氏心中闪过一个念头。他们的社区使用天然气。如果火势不得到控制，后果不堪设想。意识到事情到了关键时刻，朱某毫不犹豫地冲进了公寓。
At this point, the kitchen had become engulfed in fire, with flames having already reached the roof. Ceiling tiles were now also falling to the floor, reports the Yangtze Evening News.
此时，厨房已经被大火吞没，火势已经烧到了屋顶。据扬子晚报报道，天花板的瓷砖现在也掉到了地板上。
At unimaginable risk to himself, Zhu entered the flames and managed to shut down the gas stove. He then quickly withdrew and helped the senior to leave. Firefighters were quickly on the scene thereafter to defuse the fire.
朱冒着难以想象的风险，进入火焰并设法关闭了煤气灶。随后，他连忙退下，扶着学长离开。随后消防人员迅速赶到现场将火扑灭。
Zhu’s response to the dangerous situation was confirmed as a courageous act by the Qingjiangpu Branch of the Huai’an Public Security Bureau on 7 February of this year.
今年2月7日，淮安市公安局清江浦分局确认朱某的救险行为是一种见义勇为的行为。
At this Monday’s ceremony, Zhu Guohai, Member of the Party Committee and Director of the Political Department of the Huai’an PSB, presented Zhu with his award, praising the teacher for his fearing no danger, and for acting bravely and wisely with righteousness.
在本周一的颁奖仪式上，淮安市公安局党委委员、政治部主任朱国海为朱老师颁奖，盛赞老师不畏艰险、英勇睿智、大义凛然。
