China News Service, Nanjing, August 8 (Reporter Shen Ran) At 5 o'clock in the morning on the 8th, a fire broke out in a community in Nanjing, which killed three people. The official report indicated that the cause of the fire was electric bicycles. On the same day, the reporter rushed to the scene and found that the scene of the accident had been cleaned up. The police pulled up a cordon around, and firefighters and street personnel were checking electricity meters from house to house. Charging wires were hung on the outer wall of the 6-story building where the fire broke out.
The outer wall of the building where the fire broke out was blackened by the fire. Photo by Shen Ran
According to the Nanjing Fire Bulletin, at 5:14 on August 8, 2020, an electric bicycle fire broke out in the corridor on the first floor of No. 405, Jinling Village, Gulou District, Nanjing City, killing 3 people at the scene.
At noon that day, the reporter rushed to the community and found that the roads inside and outside the community had been occupied by police cars and fire trucks. The police had cordoned off around the incident.
The scene of the accident has been cordoned off by the police. Photo by Shen Ran
Building No. 405 that caught fire has six floors. The black traces of the yellow exterior wall being smoked by the flame reached the fourth floor. The exterior wall of the first floor and the two neighboring houses were burnt the most seriously. The scene of the accident has been blocked by yellow warning panels. , Nearby residents are standing on the sidelines and watching.
Mr. Liu, a resident who lives in the building opposite, told reporters that he heard a few "loud noises" at 5 o'clock in the morning. When he got up to look at it, he saw a flame in Building 405 on the balcony. When I was sleeping, the fire was not loud at first, but the noise was loud. Fire trucks came soon, but the community was full of cars. It was not easy for fire trucks to get in. The water pipes were still connected from outside."
Firefighters and street workers went door-to-door checking electricity meters and illegal fly-wire charging. Photo by Shen Ran
A Ms. Wang who lives in the next unit pointed to the wires in the air and said angrily that the "flying wire charging" in the community is particularly serious. "You see, charging wires are pulled everywhere. Like spider webs, residents have repeatedly complained. The street came to cut the thread, and it was connected again a few days later."
She believes that "the "flying wire" charging of electric vehicles is particularly dangerous. Many people even park their charging vehicles in the corridors to save trouble, pulling the wires to charge them overnight, which can easily cause fires.
The wires that hung from several floors were connected directly to the carport, which seemed dangerous. Photo by Shen Ran
The reporter noticed that the outer walls of the building where the fire broke out and the next building were densely covered with wires. Some wires were directly connected to the carport between the buildings, forming a "cobweb" in mid-air. There are also many electric cars parked in the carport.
During the reporter's interview, firefighters and street staff were checking the usage of electric meters in each building and checking door-to-door whether there was any use of "flying wires" for charging.
It is understood that the jurisdiction of the area where the accident occurred has started the centralized rectification of the "flying line" charging work since last month. Many local residents also hate such hidden dangers. "But it is repeated bans, and then we will do more to investigate this hidden danger comprehensively." A staff member told reporters.
It is reported that the residents in the building where the accident occurred have been placed in the hotel to rest. The cause of the fire and property damage are under further investigation. (Finish)