Despite rescue efforts from all sides, the blaze continued to burn for three full days.
Large numbers of surrounding buildings cracked apart and collapsed in the spreading firestorm. Rescue operations at the scene did not go particularly smoothly either. The main reason was that the center of the accident lay on the border between the Lower District and the Middle District. Many victims could not afford the annual rescue and protection fees. After Star Medical's rescue teams arrived and searched for a while, finding the corpses of some clients, they hurriedly left.
A few free municipal fire brigades lingered for days, but every one of them merely went through the motions or openly demanded exorbitant sums from the families who had rushed over.
And after such a disaster, countless citizens had been left homeless. There were already too many sleeping on the streets to count.
For a time, the surrounding districts descended into unprecedented chaos.
Under such circumstances, The Final Covenant, with its relatively low fees, basic medical care, and two meals a day, became the choice of most people.
And they did not merely aid survivors. Every day, they also sent two teams to search the outer areas, rescuing quite a few lucky, hardy survivors. They even mooched a free commendation from City Hall in the process.
During an interview with Holy Capital Entertainment, Father Huai Shi, acting as their representative, spoke eloquently and called on everyone to pay more attention to charitable causes. He was hailed as a model for the Holy Capital's new generation of young people.
A few companies really did donate some token sums, though unfortunately, most of them were medical corporations...
And during private conversations, they casually mentioned that their companies had recently developed quite a few new drugs and could provide them to