The July 16 fire was chemical conflagration of 100,000 tons of oil tanks. And it was a huge battle between the firefighters and fire since the establishment of the PRC, which was tough and terrifying. The crime culprit was burst of 103 oil tanks. If they ignited other dangerous chemicals, Dalian would have been the second Pompeii and the nearby sea area would also have been barren for ten years. In this battle, the firefighters endured the test of blood and fire and they won the battle despite all the hardships, building a miracle in the history of fire fighting in China and the world.