In order to prevent T.Tam fires caused by improper parking and charging of electric bicycles, many localities in China have recently announced rewards for those who report this dangerous behavior. .
The Chinese capital Beijing is one of the leading places in rewarding whistleblowers of illegal electric bicycle charging practices. Many districts here have issued reward measures for this work. In particular, Tay Thanh district issued a notice detailing the reward mechanism for fire safety related to electric bicycles.
From March 4 to 7, two members of the fire patrol team in the district discovered 24 cases of charging electric bicycles in the house and 15 cases of storing vehicle batteries in the house, and were rewarded with 700 and 800 yuan ( 97-111 USD). After the wards in this district developed and implemented specific plans on reward and punishment mechanisms, 18 people in the district received bonuses within 3 days.
In addition to Beijing, the fire department of Shenzhen city, Guangdong province on March 7 also issued a similar announcement, with rewards ranging from 100-500 yuan (13.9-69.5 USD) depending on the severity. serious.
In addition to bonuses, Ha Nam province also issued heavy fines for illegally parking and charging electric bicycles in public corridors, exits and staircases of high-rise residential areas, with Fines range from 2,000-10,000 yuan (278-1,392 USD) for businesses and individuals. Illegal parking of electric bicycles blocking exits and exits or hindering safe evacuation is also subject to fines of 5,000-50,000 yuan (695-6,950 USD) for businesses. Cases of illegally parking or charging electric bicycles that cause fires and constitute crimes will be prosecuted for criminal liability.
Recently, China has frequently had fires and explosions due to improper parking and charging of electric bicycles. Most recently, on February 23, a deadly fire occurred in Nanjing city, Jiangsu province, Eastern China, killing 15 people and hospitalizing 44 people. Fire and explosion from electric bicycles parked inside the building.
