Firefighter prevents gas blast in Hubei village

A firefighter in Zhongxiang, Hubei province, prevented an explosion on Sunday by removing a gas tank from a burning building.

The city’s fire service received a call in the morning about a fire in a village house that had a gas tank in the kitchen.

Luo Kai volunteered to remove the tank under the cover of a water gun.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Zheng Yumeng contributed to this story.