According to reports from the CCP’s official media, at about 11:42 on August 20, an intercity bus (Anhui M03799D) bound for Linchang Station from Lai’an County, Anhui Province, was in the process of driving , suddenly caught fire. At about 12 o’clock, the open fire at the scene was extinguished. After preliminary investigation, the cause of the fire was caused by the spontaneous combustion of a lithium battery carried by a passenger. The fire killed two passengers and injured five others.
Mainland netizens posted on Weibo, questioning that the problem of spontaneous combustion of lithium batteries has not been resolved, and why the authorities still allow production, turning a blind eye:
“Lithium battery fires happen frequently. Why has the quality of lithium batteries not been paid attention to? Just say that you are not allowed to charge battery cars indoors, etc. These fundamentally treat the symptoms but not the root cause. If you don’t solve the quality problem of lithium batteries, there is no way to talk about safety! “
The video posted by netizens showed that the fire started to burn violently from the rear of the bus, with flames spraying from the windows of the bus and thick smoke billowing.
The video shows that the fire quickly engulfed the entire bus.
The video showed the bus burned to a blackened shell by the time fire engines arrived to douse the fire.
Relevant news appeared on Weibo hot searches, and netizens posted one after another expressing their fear of lithium batteries and questioning the authorities’ ineffective supervision:
“Everyone knows that lithium batteries are risky! Spontaneous combustion accidents often occur, but this risk is invincible? No way! After each accident, they only say that there is a risk, and call for not taking batteries where and where, but never investigate and publish lithium batteries. For quality issues, even if there are inevitable risks, there should be a range of quality inspection data.”
“It’s all about the national standard and the manufacturer’s problem, don’t always try to solve the problem on the user!!!”
“Think of the investigation of electric vehicles in Guangzhou. Manufacturers can produce them, merchants can sell them, but buyers can’t ride them!”
“Some people don’t underestimate the lithium battery. Once it explodes, it is difficult to extinguish it! And the bus is a sealed environment, and there are many flammable materials in the car; the incident happened suddenly, and it is difficult to organize effective evacuation in a short time ! In addition, lithium batteries are flammable and explosive items, which are forbidden to be carried on the bus! I think the passengers who caused the accident should bear the main responsibility, and the bus operator should also bear the responsibility!”
“Battery really can’t be brought into the car and the safety of residential buildings must be taken seriously!”
2023-08-20 13:20:24
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