At least 4 people died and 5 people were injured in the fire This affected a home in Beijing early Thursday. caused by fire electric motorcycle caught fireState agency Xinhua reported today.
According to the agency, the affected building was irregularly constructed by private individuals and is located in the central area of Chaoyang.
Rescue teams and firefighters managed to extinguish the flames and evacuate 54 people at 03:43 local time on Thursday (19:43 GMT on Wednesday).
It is not the first time that electric motorcycle batteries, ubiquitous on the streets of the Chinese capital, have caused a fire in Beijing with fatal consequences. In 2017, there was a fire in which five people lost their lives in a similar incident.
In Beijing residential buildings, Posters warning the public about danger fire What do batteries represent? the means of transportation mentioned.