The culprit is a battery!20 % fire involved in electric bicycles

The Guangzhou Municipal Government News Office held a press conference on the three -year action conference of Guangzhou Electric Bicycle Fire Safety Special Rectification today (21st) to report that in the first half of this year, a total of 1212 fires involving electric bicycles had killed 4 people. Among them, 232 electric bicycle fires occurred, accounting for 19.8%of the total number of fires; 2 deaths, accounting for 50%of the fire dead.

According to statistics, 74%of the electric bicycle fire occurred in the residential building, and more than 80%of the reasons for the fire were caused by battery thermal outlet.

From the analysis of the fire accident investigation of electric bicycles, about 50%occurred during the charging process. The heat discharge of electric bicycle batteries caused the fire to cause fire.

Electric bicycle lithium batteries are lively and lively. It can be said that each battery is a small chemical factory, with objective environment changes such as temperature and humidity, irregular charging behavior, and strong vibration during driving. Burning or even exploding, splash sparks easily ignite peripheral combustible.

According to incomplete statistics, there are currently more than 4 million electric bicycles in Guangzhou, with many brands, and the batteries are not compatible. Nearly 50%of the installation battery exceeds three years of shelf life. In order to profit the "three products", inferior battery, and charger, it has greatly increased safety risks.

Next, the functional departments of the Guangzhou Municipal Government will be deployed in accordance with the "Three -Year Action Plan for Electric Bicycle Fire Safety Special Rectification".

The first is to increase the norms of electric bicycles, carry out "online+offline" traffic safety publicity in all aspects, and promote the existing electric bicycle card work in multiple ways;

The second is to strengthen the comprehensive governance of electric bicycles, carry out law enforcement inspections of the production and sales venues of electric bicycle accessories, and strengthen the publicity of illegal sales modified batteries and corporate credit information;

The third is to accelerate the construction of centralized charging facilities for electric bicycles, and strive to build centralized charging facilities for 100%of the concentrated area of ​​residential districts, urban villages, and villagers' self -built houses.

The fourth is to strengthen the work of joint law enforcement, and to investigate and deal with units and individuals who are not in place for electric bicycles to park in violation of regulations and inadequate charging management;

Fifth, extensively carried out electric bicycle fire propaganda and education, and conducted on -site training and new media publicity to carry out warning education for electric bicycle fire cases to popularize the common sense of fire safety and fire safety.

Guangzhou Radio and Television Full Media Reporter: Yang Shiqiu

Edit: Xu Anni

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