The battery failure of an e-bike with an illegally modified battery caused a fire...... Recently, an electric bicycle caught fire in an outdoor centralized charging place in a small area of Shujian Road, Minhang District, and the fire caused 2 cars, 9 electric bicycles and 1 bicycle parked outdoors to burn and burn.
The electric bicycle illegally modified the battery and caused a fire
E-bike fire scene monitoring
At 2:51 on April 9, 2024, a fire broke out in a centralized charging place in a small area of Lane 185, Shujian Road, Minhang District. After receiving the alarm, the city's 119 command center immediately dispatched fire and rescue forces to the scene to deal with it, and the fire was extinguished at 3:08 without casualties. The cause of the fire was a battery failure during the charging of the lithium-ion battery of the e-bike, which ignited the surrounding combustibles and amplified the disaster.
Rescue scene of electric bicycle fire
Penalties for illegal modification of batteries for electric bicycles are pursued
After verification by the Minhang Public Security Bureau and the Minhang Fire and Rescue Detachment, the 60V lithium battery used in the spontaneous combustion electric bicycle was illegally modified, and the Minhang Public Security Bureau has detained the owner of the car Li (male, 25 years old) for 15 days and fined RMB 500 in accordance with Article 64, Paragraph 1, Item 2, Item 2 of the Fire Protection Law of the People's Republic of China.
During the accident verification, it was found that the fire truck passage on the west side of the community was occupied and blocked by a motor vehicle with a license plate of "Shanghai JY***3" during the incident period, and the Minhang Public Security Bureau imposed a fine of RMB 500 on the driver of the car Jiang (male, 49 years old) in accordance with Article 60, Paragraph 1, Item 5 of the Fire Protection Law of the People's Republic of China.
After investigation, Li had modified the line of the electric bicycle in February 2022 at a car shop on Xinzhu Road, Minhang District (installed the over-standard lithium battery he purchased in the trunk of the electric bicycle and increased the battery life by switching), and the Minhang Market Supervision Bureau has simultaneously filed a case for investigation against the car dealership.
The scene of an electric bicycle fire
Whether it's a consumer or a seller
Illegal assembly, addition, and modification are strictly prohibited
E-bikes and batteries
For your safety
Please raise your awareness of self-awareness
Buy through regular channels and use it safely