China News Service, Beijing, October 15 (Reporter Guo Chaokai) The Fire and Rescue Bureau of the Ministry of Emergency Management of China held a media briefing in Beijing on the 15th.

The reporter learned from the meeting that in the first three quarters of 2021, a total of 10,030 electric bicycle fires were reported nationwide, of which a total of 3,880 electric bicycle fires were reported in the third quarter, an increase of 47% and 16% respectively over the first and second quarters.

　　The occurrence of electric vehicle fires is related to the increase in the use of electric bicycles by the people in summer and the high temperature and rain can easily cause electric bicycle failures. "Takeaway Express Boy" is one of the most frequently used people.

The increase in the stock of electric bicycles in China is huge (over 300 million). Once a fire occurs, it will block the escape route and form a chimney effect, which is likely to cause mass deaths and injuries.

For example, the "September 20" electric bicycle fire in Tongzhou, Beijing caused 5 deaths.

　　In the next step, fire rescue agencies at all levels will deepen the comprehensive fire safety management of electric bicycles, focusing on rectifying prominent problems such as illegal household parking and charging of electric bicycles; conduct fire investigations and handling, review product quality, modification and transformation and other main responsibilities, and promote Departments perform their duties in accordance with the law; promote local market supervision departments to investigate and punish illegal acts of manufacturing and selling counterfeit and shoddy electric bicycle products in accordance with the law, and severely crack down on illegal dismantling and modification.

　　It is also understood that in the first three quarters of 2021, the Fire and Rescue Bureau received 17,400 fires in factory buildings and warehouses, resulting in 110 deaths and direct property losses of 1.41 billion yuan. Although the number of fires only accounted for 3% of the total number of fires, the number of deaths was Accounted for 8.1% and losses accounted for 30.1%.

There are also some factory warehouse fires that have exposed problems such as illegal modification and use. For example, the “7·24” Li's wedding dream city in Changchun, Jilin Province, has caused problems such as the nature of the factory’s alteration of the nature of the use of the plant.

　　Entering the fourth quarter, production and processing enterprises are rushing to schedule and progress. Some areas are affected by energy management. The production time of the factory is irregular, and the security personnel are on duty infrequently.

Affected by seasonal changes, employees respond slowly and evacuate slowly in emergencies, and safety risks cannot be ignored.

In the next step, fire rescue agencies at all levels will closely rely on local governments to find out the current situation of fire safety in local factories and warehouses, identify weak links, and conduct fire safety inspections in conjunction with relevant industry departments, focusing on rectifying violations of regulations for storing flammable and explosive materials, and violations of regulations. Use of thermal power, illegal parking of electric vehicles for charging, illegal loading and unloading operations, occupation of evacuation routes, damage to fire-fighting facilities and equipment, and other outstanding issues, and resolutely prevent the occurrence of affecting fire accidents.

　　In addition, in accordance with the requirements of the three-year action to focus on tackling tough problems, combined with the change of seasons, the Fire Rescue Bureau will deploy winter fire prevention and control work, highlighting hospitals, nursing homes, schools, kindergartens, escape rooms, script killings and other units and places, focusing on power sources, fire sources, Inflammable and combustible materials and other factors that cause fire disasters, fire separation, safe evacuation, fire-fighting facilities, initial fire disposal and other factors that cause casualties or spreading expansion, resolutely rectify fire hazards and maintain a stable fire situation across the country.

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