At about 11:25 on May 17
No. 2, Qiwei North Street, Chuncheng Street, Yangchun City, Yangjiang
A fire broke out in an indoor electric vehicle
One person was trapped on the fourth floor
After receiving the alarm
The Yangjiang City Fire and Rescue Detachment was immediately dispatched
5 fire trucks, 22 firefighters
Rush to the scene to dispose of it
At about 11:39 a.m
Fire and rescue personnel arrived at the scene
The fire extinguishing team quickly dispatched water cannons to extinguish the open flames
At the same time, the rescue team rescued a trapped person on the fourth floor
At 11:45, the disposal was completed
The cause of the fire was preliminarily determined
Residents are in the southwest corner of the living room on the first floor
Charge the e-bike
The charging time is about 10 minutes
The battery spontaneously combustifies due to thermal runaway
It immediately ignited the debris in the house
Produces a lot of smoke
The burned area is about 2 square meters
Fortunately, it was discovered in time
There were no casualties
The electric bicycle enters the building to charge at home
What are the penalties?
At about 22 o'clock on April 2, 2024, Chen, who lives in Platinum Bay, Yangchun City, Yangjiang, took the lithium battery of the electric vehicle home to charge it without authorization, and placed the battery at home after charging and caused a fire.
Recently, the Yangchun Municipal Public Security Bureau decided to give Chen a punishment of five days of administrative detention in accordance with the provisions of Article 64 (2) of the "Fire Protection Law of the People's Republic of China" and Article 19, Paragraph 4 of the "Public Security Administration Punishment Law of the People's Republic of China".
What are the legal responsibilities for causing a fire accident?
Let's take a look at the relevant laws and regulations
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Fire Protection Law of the People's Republic of China
Article 60: Where individuals occupy, block, or close evacuation passages or safety exits, or have other conduct that impedes safe evacuation, they are to be given a warning or a fine of up to 500 RMB.
Article 64: Where a fire is caused by negligence and does not constitute a crime, he shall be detained for not less than 10 days but not more than 15 days, and may be concurrently fined not more than 500 RMB; where the circumstances are more minor, a warning or a fine of up to 500 RMB is to be given.
Regulations on Fire Safety Management of High-rise Civil Buildings
Article 37: It is forbidden to park or charge electric bicycles in public foyers, evacuation walkways, stairwells, and safety exits of high-rise civil buildings.
Article 47 In violation of these provisions, any of the following acts shall be ordered by the fire and rescue agency to make corrections, and a fine of not less than 2,000 yuan but not more than 10,000 yuan shall be imposed on business units and individuals, and a fine of not less than 500 yuan but not more than 1,000 yuan shall be imposed on non-business units and individuals: parking electric bicycles or charging electric bicycles in the public foyers, evacuation walkways, stairwells, and safety exits of high-rise civil buildings, and refusing to make corrections.
Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China
Article 114 Whoever endangers public safety by arson, flooding, explosion, or the release of poisonous, radioactive, infectious disease pathogens, or other substances or other dangerous methods, but has not caused serious consequences, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years.
Article 115 Whoever causes serious injury or death to a person or causes major losses to public or private property by setting fire, breaching water, exploding, or disseminating poisonous, radioactive, or infectious disease pathogens, or by other dangerous means, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years, life imprisonment, or death.
Whoever commits the crime in the preceding paragraph by negligence is to be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years; where the circumstances are more minor, a sentence of up to three years imprisonment or short-term detention is to be given.
Why ban
Electric bicycles and batteries into the home?
Hazards of e-bike fires
The hazards of electric bicycle fire are mainly manifested in high temperature and toxic smoke in the fire field.
Experimental data from the fire department on fires caused by e-bike charging shows that the rapid toxic smoke generated by e-bikes will fill the entire room and hallway after 30 seconds of e-bike fire.
Causes of frequent fires on electric bicycles
1. Weak safety awareness
Some car owners do not have a high sense of safety and have a fluke mentality. In the case of charging conditions, it is not charged at the charging pile, thinking that charging at home is more cost-effective, and the vehicle is easy to be stolen when stored outdoors.
2. Charging is unmanaged
Many car owners choose to charge their electric bicycles at night, if they charge indoors, after an accident, people are often asleep and cannot know at the first time, which will delay the best time to fight the fire.
3. Flying wire charging
Some car owners privately connect the power cord for the convenience of charging, which is very easy to cause line failure, which leads to fire.
4. The charging time is too long
If the electric bicycle is charged continuously for more than 8 hours, it is very easy to cause battery damage, causing the battery to catch fire or explode.
Source: Guangdong Fire Department