An electric vehicle battery elevator exploded causing the death of a client, and the seller was awarded 1.01 million yuan in compensation

News from this website on August 5th. Friends may still remember a viral video on the Internet: a man entered the elevator carrying an electric car battery, and the battery suddenly exploded, and the fire engulfed the car. After the man was rescued from the car, his whole body was burned black.

The incident:

1. The accident occurred at around 1:30 a.m. on October 8, 2021, in a community in Haizhu District, Guangzhou City.
2. The client, Chen, planned to take the battery outside to cool down because the battery was hot.
3. When Chen entered the elevator with the battery, the battery suddenly smoked and exploded.
4. The fire instantly filled the entire elevator car.
5. Chen was rescued from the elevator by everyone and sent to the hospital for treatment.

Injuries and follow-up conditions:

1. Diagnosed as multiple flame burns all over the body, severe inhalation injury, acute kidney injury, and burns to the left eye.
2. On November 3, Chen passed away due to acute myocardial infarction.

   

   
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   Currently, the Guangzhou Haizhu District Court disclosed the details and trial results of this case: the exploded battery involved was an illegal secondary processing modified battery. The evidence provided by the seller Zhang is not enough to prove that the batteries he sells meet the quality standards, and he should bear the corresponding responsibility.

The court of first instance ruled that the seller Zhang bears 70% responsibility for the accident, and Chen himself bears 30% responsibility. Zhang should pay more than 1.01 million yuan in compensation to Chen’s relatives. Zhang was dissatisfied with the first-instance judgment and appealed to the Guangzhou Intermediate People's Court. The court of second instance dismissed the appeal and upheld the original judgment.

According to this site's report on May 14, according to the "Decision of the Standing Committee of the Shanghai Municipal People's Congress on Amending the "Shanghai Non-Motor Vehicle Safety Management Regulations"" by the General Office of the Standing Committee of the Shanghai Municipal People's Congress, Shanghai has officially banned Carrying electric bicycles or their batteries into the elevator car, At the same time, the relevant "Decision" also clearly stipulates corresponding laws for those who engage in business activities of assembling, retrofitting, and modifying non-motor vehicles or selling assembled, retrofitted, and modified non-motor vehicles. Responsibility .

Related reading:
"To prevent fire risks, Shanghai legislation prohibits carrying electric bicycles or their batteries into elevator cars"

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