One Electric Vehicle Fire Ignites Neighboring Car, Driver Evacuates in Time, Car's Rear Still Destroyed
This afternoon, a vehicle fire occurred on Jinshui Road and Jianye Road in Zhengzhou City. A white new energy sedan parked on the side of the road burst into flames, igniting a nearby vehicle. The driver escaped immediately upon discovering the fire, but the rear of the car was still destroyed. The driver appeared to be quite frightened, leaving the car in Drive before fleeing. Fortunately, someone with a fire extinguisher provided timely support, extinguishing the fire at the rear.
Currently, the specific cause of the fire and the vehicle model are pending further investigation and verification by official authorities.
Professionals remind that if a new energy vehicle, hybrid, or range-extended vehicle emits smoke, smells burnt, or experiences abnormal heating, immediately park and turn off the engine, move away from the vehicle, and do not attempt to open the hood or extinguish the fire yourself to avoid secondary danger.
Call 119 to report the fire, clearly stating the vehicle type (pure electric/hybrid), the location of the fire, and the size of the fire, to facilitate accurate firefighting.
If there are other vehicles or people nearby, promptly remind them to evacuate to prevent the fire from spreading and causing greater losses.
Non-professionals should not use water to directly douse the battery compartment. Instead, use a dry powder fire extinguisher to spray the ignition point, prioritizing control of the fire's spread.
In this incident, bystanders promptly intervened to extinguish the fire, effectively curbing its expansion, but the driver's handling was clearly not calm and collected enough.