Xin'an Evening News Anhui Network Dawan News A little boy dressed in gray crouched in front of a manhole near the gate of the basketball court, next to and not far away there were several little boys watching, only a few seconds later, the manhole cover mixed with the flames flew out of the sky, and several boys nearby ran away in fright... This is a scene filmed by the surveillance of Hefei Xiangshan Lishe Community on January 15.
On January 19, Xin'an Evening News, Anhui Net, and Dawan News reporters came to the community to learn that the incident occurred on the basketball court in the community, and the loud noise also frightened the residents passing nearby, and the property personnel of the community rushed to stop several children and call the police. A person in charge of the residential property told reporters that the incident fortunately did not cause casualties, but a car was damaged, and after confirmation, a boy lit a firecracker and threw it into the manhole through the hole, which is a septic well. After calling the police, the police in the district have found the boy's parents and launched an investigation into the situation.
The incident occurred in The Lishe Community of Xiangshan
The sound of the community basketball court was heard, and the manhole cover flew out several meters into the sky
"The day of the incident was Saturday, it happened at 10 o'clock in the morning, and the noise heard at that time was not small." A resident who lives in Building 28 of The Lishe Community in Xiangshan, Hefei City, told the Xin'an Evening News, Anhui Net, and Dawan News reporters that at 10:00 a.m. on January 15, he had just stepped out of the residential building when he heard a sudden noise from nearby, and because he did not understand the situation, he even suspected where the explosion had occurred. Another resident who passed by the community basketball court told reporters that he was also startled by the sudden noise, and then he came to the community basketball court to check the situation, and found that the gate of the basketball court was locked, but there were several children inside, and there was a manhole near the gate inside, the manhole cover had been damaged and scattered on the side, smoke came out of the well from time to time, and the children nearby ran away.
The manhole cover flew up in the air, and several boys ran away in fright. (Screenshot of surveillance video)
On January 19, the reporter got a video taken by the community surveillance, at the beginning of the video, a boy dressed in gray ran to a manhole near the gate of the basketball court, after crouching down, there were two little boys next to him, after several boys at the scene avoided each other, only a few seconds later, the manhole cover mixed with fire flew out several meters high, and there were little boys playing basketball nearby. After a while, another boy tried to check the situation of the well, when smoke came out of the well, and several nearby boys no longer dared to come closer and ran away.
In the reporter's interview, a number of residents of the community told reporters that the basketball court in the community was closed at the time of the incident. So how did the boys get into the basketball court? And some residents said that the boy suspected of throwing a lighted firecracker into the manhole, so what was the situation?
After the manhole cover fell, smoke continued to rise inside the well. (Screenshot of surveillance video)
The boy threw firecrackers into the septic well and the property stopped him and called the police
On January 19, Xin'an Evening News, Anhui Net, Dawan News reporters came to the Xiangshan Lishe Community located near the intersection of Daoxiang Road and Shufeng Road in Hefei City, under the guidance of residents, the reporter quickly came to the basketball court of the community, and could see that there were three manholes here, and there were children playing basketball. An informed resident told reporters that the manhole near the gate was thrown into a lit firecracker, and then the stadium was closed for a few days, and the manhole cover of the manhole has been repaired and reinforced, and it has been newly painted.
Residential Property Service Center
Subsequently, the reporter came to the community property service center to understand that after the reporter indicated his identity and intentions, a property manager was interviewed by the reporter. While providing the reporter with a surveillance video taken at the time of the incident, the property manager said that after the incident on January 15, the property personnel of the community heard the movement, and immediately went to the scene, and stopped several children at the scene, confirming that one of the boys threw a lit firecracker into the manhole, and the property personnel reported to the police at that time.
"We were afraid to see the surveillance, there are three manholes there, two of which are rainwater wells and one is a septic well." The person in charge said that it was a septic well that was thrown into the firecrackers, and below it was a septic tank, there was biogas, etc., which must be very dangerous, the manhole cover was very heavy, but there were boreholes in the manhole cover. After that, the person in charge also told reporters that after understanding, the boy who threw firecrackers did not live in the community, and the incident occurred Saturday morning to find classmates to play in the Xiangshan Lishe Community, and the basketball court of the community is an internal activity place in the community, with fixed opening hours.
Property seeks losses from firecracker sellers The police in the jurisdiction have stepped in to investigate
The person in charge of the property of Xiangshan Lishe Community told Xin'an Evening News, Anhui Net, and Dawan News reporters that after the property personnel called the police, the police quickly found the parents of the boys who threw firecrackers into the manhole, not only that, where did the firecrackers come from? The police also found the person selling firecrackers, and several parties have met at the police station in the jurisdiction. "The loss of the property has been negotiated with the sales of firecrackers, and the money for compensation has been given to us." The property owner said that they had begun to repair and strengthen the manhole cover, in addition to the damage to the windshield of a car owner near the basketball court, and after the incident, the owner also went to the property to report the damage to the car.
The reporter learned that at present, the police in the jurisdiction are carrying out further investigation and handling of this matter. The incident that occurred in the Xiangshan Lishe community fortunately did not cause casualties, but there are 39 residential buildings in the community, more than 1,000 residents, and many residents have expressed concern after learning about this matter, and the community property has been checking the hidden dangers of the manhole in the community one by one.
Xin'an Evening News Anhui Network Dawan News reporter Wei Xinxin photographic report
Editor: Peng Ling