Large fire at electric bicycle shop with an area of ​​over 100 square meters, 1 person died

(NLDO)- When police arrived at the scene of the fire at the electric bicycle shop in the early morning of January 4, the fire had engulfed the entire first to third floors of the house.

On January 4, Tien Du District Police ( Bac Ninh Province) are investigating a fire at an electric bicycle store that killed one person in the early morning of the same day.

Fire scene. Photo: VC

Accordingly, at about 4:50 a.m., the Bac Ninh Provincial Police Command Information Center received a report of a fire at a household that also produces and sells electric bicycles on Hai Ba Trung Street, Lim Town (Tien Du District). Bac Ninh Provincial Police dispatched 8 specialized firefighting vehicles and dozens of firefighters to the scene to put out the fire.

When police arrived at the scene, the fire had engulfed the entire first to third floors of the house. The house contained many electric bicycles, plastic, electrical equipment... so the fire broke out quickly, creating a lot of smoke and toxic gas, making it difficult to search for victims and put out the fire.

By about 6 o'clock, the fire was completely extinguished.

During the fire fighting process, the authorities discovered one person trapped in the fire. The fire fighting force quickly responded, brought the victim out and took him to Tien Du District General Hospital for emergency treatment. However, this person later died.

According to authorities, the house that caught fire was 3 stories high, the first floor was for electric bicycle business, about 165 square meters in area; the second and third floors were for residence, about 80 square meters in area.

Currently, authorities are focusing on examining the scene, investigating the cause of the fire, and calculating property damage.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/chay-lon-cua-hang-xe-dap-dien-dien-tich-hon-tram-m2-1-nguoi-tu-vong-196250104104648817.htm