A middle-aged man carried an electric vehicle battery in his right hand into the elevator, pressed the button, and the battery suddenly spewed out 2 green smoke from the side, and then flashed sparks at a very fast speed, accompanied by a large amount of smoke sprayed out, and the whole deflagration process was only 3~5 seconds. By the time rescuers arrived, the man had been seriously injured and had been unrecognizable.
According to the first-instance judgment of the local court:
At about 1:36 on October 8, 2021, a fire broke out in the freight elevator on the south side of No. 39, Xiaonan Second Street, Haizhu District, Guangzhou. Chen entered the elevator with a battery with a silver shell in his right hand, and after about 10 seconds, the battery smoked and then the battery burst into flames, and the fire instantly spread all over the car.
At 1:50:49, four men used fire extinguishers to dispose of the inside of the freight elevator on the south side, and at 1:51:55, two men pulled the injured out of the elevator car.
On the day of the accident, Chen was sent to the hospital for treatment. 90% of the patients were discharged from the hospital with multiple flame burns all over the body; severe inhalation injury; acute kidney injury; Burns in the left eye, etc.
On November 3, 2021, Chen died at home, and the cause of death was acute myocardial infarction.
After investigation, the cause of the fire was caused by the thermal runaway of the lithium battery of the electric bicycle. Many netizens asked: "Why does the battery explode as soon as it enters the elevator?" ”
In fact, it is not that the battery + elevator will definitely explode, and the place where the battery explodes is not fixed.
Similar cases
On May 10, 2021, Congshujiayuan Community, Chenghua District, Chengdu, Sichuan.
There are a total of 5 people in the elevator, including an elderly man holding a baby and a man pushing a battery cart. When the elevator door closed, the battery car began to smoke and catch fire.
The moment of the incident
On February 22, 2024, a fire broke out on the 27th floor of a high-rise residential community in Tongzhou District, Beijing. After investigation, the fire was caused by a sudden failure when the residents on this floor carried the electric bicycle battery home to charge it without permission.
On January 4, 2024, a fire broke out in a residential community in Fangshan District, Beijing. After investigation, the cause of the fire was caused by the sudden failure of the electric bicycle battery stored in the living room of the party in violation of regulations.
At present, battery use is very common, such as electric bicycles, mobile phones, power banks, etc., and electric bicycle battery explosion accidents are more common.
Taking an electric bicycle or battery home to charge it is tantamount to putting yourself in the same room with danger, owners of "little electric donkeys", for the safety of your life and the lives of others, don't leave anything to chance!