Nanjing residential fire killed 15 people and injured many more because the lithium battery of the electric vehicle caught fire！
At 4:39 on February 23, 2024, the command center of the Nanjing Fire Rescue Detachment in Jiangsu Province received an alarm: a fire broke out in Building 6, Mingshang Xiyuan, Yuhuatai District. As of 24:00 on the 23rd, the fire had killed 15 people and 44 people were being treated in the hospital. Among them, 1 person is in critical condition, 1 person is in severe condition, and 42 people have minor injuries. Most of the 42 patients with minor injuries suffered inhalation injuries caused by inhaling thick smoke at the fire scene. After preliminary analysis, the fire was caused by a fire where electric bicycles were parked on the elevated floors of 6 buildings.
There is no doubt that the fire in Nanjing was a tragedy and heartbreaking. After the fire broke out, some witnesses said that they were “awakened by neighbors in their sleep, which was suspected to be caused by the charging of the battery car on the ground floor.” Others said that they were awakened by the explosion and smelled a burning smell.
Why do residential fires in Nanjing cause so many casualties?
Why did this fire cause such serious casualties? A CCTV reporter exclusively interviewed a senior engineer of the Jiangsu Provincial Fire and Rescue Corps.
△Zhou Guanglian, senior engineer of Jiangsu Provincial Fire Rescue Corps, introduced the fire situation
According to reports, preliminary analysis showed that the fire was caused by a fire where electric bicycles were parked on the elevated floors of six buildings. After the fire broke out on the first floor, the elevated floors directly connected to the patios inside the buildings, forming a chimney effect that quickly spread upwards.
According to the press conference, most of the 42 patients with minor injuries suffered inhalation injuries caused by inhaling thick smoke at the fire scene. According to experts, the failure of normally closed fire doors in high-rise buildings to effectively block the spread of smoke is also an important reason for the increase in casualties.
Electric bicycle fires spread quickly and produce a large amount of toxic smoke
In the residential building where the fire broke out, a large number of electric vehicles were parked on the ground floor. Experts said that once an electric vehicle catches fire, it will quickly enter a violent combustion stage and produce a large amount of toxic smoke.
The main reason for this fire was that the battery of the electric vehicle spontaneously ignited. Therefore, when choosing a battery (especially a lithium iron phosphate battery), you need to find a trustworthy manufacturer.
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