Fang Huai was relatively relaxed because he knew how things were going to end.
But for the soldiers entering the fire scene, it was a process that went from an involuntary shiver running through their bodies to gradually becoming numb.
Fang Huai's ease was abruptly blown away by an underground pipeline explosion at 8:40.
A manhole cover flew into the sky just five or six meters away from their position, and upon landing, it smashed onto their high-spray truck.
This indicated that there was a surge flowing beneath them.
Everyone felt the searing heat from the ground, not just from the tank in front.
The heat coming from all directions made Fang Huai think of four words: shut off the valve and stop the flow.
