China News Service, Beijing, July 21 (Reporter Guo Chaokai) The reporter learned from the Fire and Rescue Bureau of the Ministry of Emergency Management of China on the 21st that there have been 6,462 electric vehicle fires across the country this year.
On July 20, the Fire and Rescue Bureau of the Ministry of Emergency Management of China held a video conference. Cao Qi, the deputy director of the Fire and Rescue Bureau of the Ministry of Emergency Management, notified the country’s electric vehicle fires this year, analyzed the fire situation, studied effective measures, and resolutely curbed the deaths of electric vehicles. The proliferation of fires.
It is reported that on July 18, an electric car in the West Lake scenic area of Hangzhou, Zhejiang exploded and burned while driving, causing 4 injuries; on July 18, the electric car was stored in the stairwell of a self-built house in Yuhua District, Changsha, Hunan A fire broke out, resulting in 1 death and 12 injuries.
According to statistics from the Fire and Rescue Bureau, there have been 6,462 fire accidents involving electric vehicles across the country this year.
From the point of view of fire sites, residential houses, self-built houses and stores along the street are the places where electric vehicle fires occur frequently.
From the point of view of the cause of the fire, electrical failure and spontaneous combustion are the main causes of electric vehicle fires, accounting for 62.1% and 23.5% of the total number of electric vehicle fires respectively; overcharging, battery cell failure, and electrical circuit short-circuit are the causes of electric vehicle electrical fires. root cause.
Judging from the month of occurrence, the electric vehicle fires showed an obvious trend of increasing month by month with the increase in temperature. There were 1,215 in June, an increase of 56% over January.
Cao Qi requested that all localities should promote the implementation of the entire chain of supervision of electric bicycle fires before, during and after the incident in light of local conditions.
Advance the construction and transformation of smart charging piles in residential communities in advance, strengthen the operation and maintenance of charging facilities and safety supervision; increase the supervision and inspection of electric bicycle sales enterprises and business premises, and rectify the illegal modification of batteries and other problems.
Promptly announce the investigation results of electric vehicle fire accidents to the public during the incident, find out the electric vehicle manufacturer, brand, battery model, modification unit, etc., force production, sales, and modification units to implement fire safety responsibilities, and improve the intrinsic safety level from the source ; Establish a coordination mechanism with market supervision, public security, industry and information departments to achieve common governance.
After the incident, the fire accident accountability was strictly investigated in accordance with laws and regulations, and criminal and administrative methods were used to investigate the responsibilities of the accident unit and related personnel, and to implement reverse inspections from the production, sales, modification, and use links to force the implementation of responsibilities.
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