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Today, there are more media reports of a fire in the garage of a Volvo in Chengdu. If the above news is true, this is the second similar fire accident of a Volvo mixed car within eight days. In the early morning of November 30, 2021, a vehicle burning accident occurred in an underground garage of a residential district in Nanjing.

According to media reports, around 2 p.m. yesterday, a fire broke out in an underground garage in Chengdu under the condition of a green Volvo, with a small number of videos and screenshots leaking out. The picture shows firefighters with the words "Sichuan Fire Chengdu Squadron" on the back of the uniform handling the scene. Another message in the group of "Jie Jia Yuan Communication Group" circulated on the Internet showed that a member of the group issued a notice asking all owners not to go to the garage. The electric car in space 301 on the negative second floor gave off smoke automatically, and there was no open fire, and the second floor garage was full of smoke. After the notice was issued, other group members asked what brand of electric car had spontaneous combustion. As can be seen from the above pictures, a green-card Volvo plug-in model was seriously damaged, the hood was seriously deformed and tilted, the door structure was seriously deformed, and the scene of the accident was a mess. At press time, neither Chengdu Fire nor Volvo released any more information about the accident.

On November 30, it was rumored that a Volvo plug-in was suspected to explode in the underground garage of Renheng Jiangwan City District in Nanjing. Nanjing Fire Services confirmed the news on Weibo. At 05:39 on November 30, Nanjing Fire Services received a report: a new energy car caught fire, there were no casualties, and the cause of the fire is under investigation.

In the afternoon, Volvo official Weibo responded that in the early morning of November 30, 2021, a vehicle burning accident occurred in an underground garage in a residential district in Nanjing. Volvo technicians rushed to the scene immediately. At present, the scene has been disposed of and there are no casualties. Volvo is cooperating with the local fire department to investigate the cause of the accident and will announce the progress of the investigation in a timely manner. Volvo has not yet announced any progress of the investigation.

After the accident, when all parties were speculating about the cause of the fire, some netizens put forward a seemingly positive answer: "the fire occurred because the car owner installed a camping gas stove in the trunk." forgot to turn off the gas cylinder switch (only the knob), causing the gas concentration in the car to reach the critical point of explosion. Just as the vehicle is charged, the vehicle environmental protection automatic ventilation system starts to produce electric sparks, and the air inlet of the air conditioner remains open. So after the explosion, the rear door, C-column pressure relief exterior panel, as well as the hood was greatly damaged. " Subsequently, a netizen named "ginseng fruit" distributed pictures of two suspected gas tanks in the trunk of the car, which largely attributed the fire to the gas stove stored in the car. The car blogger also retweeted this statement that morning, and commented, "I see, the insurance will definitely not accompany him, and he will have to pay for getting on the bus."

Some netizens claiming to be in the community denied this claim in their comments, but many comments under the news report on Weibo on the same day have been widely circulated as a "truth" blueprint. Volvo did not confirm the authenticity of the news.

The burning vehicle itself was seriously damaged, and many cars around it were also damaged. Among them, a Toyota Wilfa car nearby was also seriously damaged. according to the owner, the Wilfa was bought only a year ago. According to the owner, Mr. Zhao, at 9 o'clock that night, a Volvo staff member said that he would tow the Wilfa away, but could not tell where it was towed and how to compensate for it, so Wilfa refused the trailer to stay at the scene of the accident. A few days later, Volvo customer service responded that compensation needs to be negotiated with the train owners themselves, and if they can't communicate with the Volvo owners, they need to call the police.

In the evening, the owner's response appeared in the local media Yangzi Evening News, saying that there were no gas stoves or other explosive items in the trunk. The owner of the car in an interview with the media, "actually very embarrassed, because Volvo originally claimed to be the safest in the world, this car has no use except commuting." Rumors such as the explosion of the gas stove in the trunk are rumors. There are no other explosive items in the trunk, and they have not been modified. The photos of gas cylinders in the car are not the same as their own car.

Public data show that Volvo XC90 positioning medium and large luxury SUV, Volvo's only seven medium and large SUV, previously, the car by virtue of the "millimeter wave + camera" safety technology scheme, attracted people's attention, the suspected explosion of Volvo XC90 T8 belongs to the plug-in hybrid version of Volvo XC90, using 2.0L double supercharged engine and motor to form a plug-in hybrid system, power battery lithium electronic battery Capacity 11.6kWh, the highest electric mileage is 50km, zero to 100 kilometers acceleration is 5.6 seconds. It is understood that the car has entered the domestic market in the form of imports.

Car media person Feng Shiming pointed out that the Nanjing accident vehicle used LG batteries, while Hyundai KONA, GM Bolt, Porsche Taycan, Audi e-tron GT, Volkswagen ID.3 had related fire accidents. Volvo did not comment on the fire and speculation, nor did it inform the public of the fire in Chengdu, which could not be determined to be related.

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