Rainy held her mother's neck tightly and was frightened.
Inside the mall, there were frequent screams, cries, curses, and calls for help from people. The smoke got increasingly bigger, and there was even a stampede.
Xia Ruoxin used her hand to cover her daughter's mouth and nose while she coughed nonstop. She did not dare run towards the crowd as she was afraid that they would squeeze them.
Everyone ran towards a single emergency exit as perhaps the employees had forgotten, but the emergency exits on one side were all closed. Even the elevator stopped operating while the other end was filled with smoke. The fire followed the route and burned over. The mall was filled with flammable clothes so the fire became bigger and bigger and out of control.