BEIJING: Governments at various levels have launched campaigns to address fire hazards caused by the improper parking of electric bicycles, as experts warned of the reasons behind fires caused by these vehicles, including one in which 15 people were killed last week in Nanjing, Jiangsu province.
The Ministry of Emergency Management said on Monday that the lessons from recent fires must be deeply learned, and called for resolutely preventing and containing major accidents across the country. The ministry said that all regions should comprehensively and thoroughly investigate and rectify various types of fire safety risks and hidden dangers, focusing on prominent issues, including the entry of electric bicycles into buildings and residences, and especially targeting high-rise residential buildings. On Friday, a fire broke out in the early morning in a high-rise residential building in Nanjing, killing 15 people and injuring 44. A preliminary investigation indicated that the fire was caused by an electric bicycle parked in the building’s ground floor.
The fire immediately prompted governments nationwide to comprehensively tackle potential fire hazards.
The day after the fire, the Jiangsu provincial government announced a comprehensive campaign on fire safety inspection, focusing especially on fire hazards in residential communities, with an emphasis on firefighting facilities, evacuation passages and illegal charging issues. –The Daily Mail-China Daily news exchange item
