Infants Injured by Spontaneous Combustion in Elevator of Chengdu Battery Car Won Donation to 1.2 million the Owner of the Accident
On the evening of May 10, a battery car in an elevator in Congshujiayuan Community, Chenghua District, Chengdu City deflated, injuring five people, including a baby.
On the evening of May 11, the upstream news reporter learned from the baby's father, Mr. Zhang, that they had received a donation of 1.2 million yuan through the online fund-raising platform, but the injured child's grandmother and child were still in danger. The child's grandmother had a burn area of 75% and the child had a burn area of 45%. At present, they are all under observation and treatment in the intensive care unit of Chengdu West China Hospital. As of 8 p.m., the relevant responsible parties have not reached a clear agreement with Mr. Zhang on the cost of treatment and other issues.
▲ As of 8 pm on May 11, online donations for injured babies have exceeded 1.2 million yuan. Photo Source/Online Donation Platform
According to the report "Visiting the Spontaneous Combustion Site of Chengdu Battery Cars: There are still many battery cars in the building involved and one is charging" published by the upstream news, Chengdu chenghua district Emergency Management Bureau reported that at about 19: 35 on May 10, 2021, a battery car fire broke out in Elevator 1, Unit 1, Building 9, Congshujiayuan Community, No. 8 Zhujialing Road, and the Longtan government team dispatched 2 cars and 10 people to deal with the fire. At present, the cause of the fire has been preliminarily determined to be caused by the fire of the battery car, and the relevant departments of Chenghua District are under further investigation.
The on-site surveillance video showed that there were five people in the elevator at the time of the incident. A man was holding a battery car. The moment the elevator closed, the battery car caught fire and the elevator was wrapped in fire and smoke. Another video showed that the elevator door opened and there were traces of fire inside. Five people in the elevator, including a baby, were seriously injured.
▲ One of the injured in the spontaneous combustion of the battery car, the notice of critical illness of the baby girl's grandmother, Ms. Yang. Photo Source/Respondent
On the evening of May 11, the baby's father, Mr. Zhang, told the upstream news reporter,The child's grandmother's body burn area was 75%, and the child's body burn area was 45%. Due to the inhalation of large amounts of ashes in the lungs, the child suffered severe burns to the respiratory tract and developed multiple organ failure."The doctor is still under further observation and his life is in danger at any time". The child's grandmother has just completed a hand decompression operation to "prevent hand necrosis". At present, both are receiving observation and treatment in the intensive care unit of Chengdu West China Hospital.
Mr. Zhang said that the house in Congshu Jiayuan Community is a shared resettlement house. The house will be obtained at the end of 2020 and will only be moved in in March this year. He introduced to reporters that his profession is a security guard, and his wife works as an back office worker in a company. The monthly salary of the husband and wife is 2000 or 3000 yuan, which is a "low-wage class". The attending doctor told him that the medical expenses of the child and grandmother and the follow-up burn repair require "a lot of money". At present, the couple have paid nearly 20,000 yuan in medical expenses in advance. Faced with the high cost of surgery and treatment, Mr. and Mrs. Zhang said, "It is really overwhelmed”。
▲ There are still many battery cars parked in the residential building where the battery car spontaneously ignited. Photography/Upstream Journalist Hu Lei
On May 11, Mr. Zhang raised medical expenses from the society as the father of the injured baby through the online fund-raising platform. As of 8 pm, 1.2 million yuan has been donated. Mr. Zhang told the upstream news reporter that the owner of the battery car has not contacted him until now. After the incident, the emergency management department and the street community told him not to worry about the money first, "rescue people first, find them if you need anything"; the property company also sent a staff member to wait at the hospital, "what they said is to ask them for help if there is anything".
Mr. Zhang said that it was a long process for the child and grandmother to get out of danger, but the responsible party did not reach a clear agreement with him on the cost of treatment and other issues, and he hoped to get "a clear answer".
Source: Upstream News, Elevator
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