Close call
One final and rather scary note from my Weekend in Shanghai. On the way to lunch on Sunday, we passed through a large bank of food stalls, apparently part of a regular weekend event. We had just talked a girl at a stall and were leaving when all of a sudden there was a loud explosion. We turned around to see that stall had burst into flames. Even though we were already some distance away, the heat was rather intense. Along with many others, we immediately left the area for safety. I sincerely hope no one was badly hurt, though I am especially worried for the girl who was inside the stand. It also hasn’t escaped me how things would be very different right now had that explosion happened only a minute earlier…
January 18th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
Oh my. I do hope everyone’s alright. Very glad you weren’t hurt.
Unfortunately, safety isn’t something that is considered very important there.
January 20th, 2009 at 7:31 am
Sounds like General Tso & his Chicken Army were planning a coup.