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In the early morning of July 25, an electric car caught fire in a parking lot in Fuzhou, causing several cars to catch fire one after another.

According to media reports such as FM1007 Fujian Traffic Radio and Fujian 987 Private car Radio, in the early hours of this morning, a fire broke out in a parking lot in area B of Xiayuyuan, Fuwan New Town, Cangshan District, Fuzhou. at the time of the incident, the fire raged into the sky, the fire continued to spread, and a number of electric cars were destroyed at the scene. According to residents at the scene, the cause of the fire is suspected to be an electric car fire, and then the fire spread to other vehicles around. When the fire broke out, the fire developed very fast, and there was the sound of an explosion.

According to reports, at 02:49 in the morning, an eyewitness called the police and firefighters arrived in less than 10 minutes, but due to the impassability of the fire passage and the lack of water in the fire hydrant in the community, firefighters were unable to rescue them immediately. The fire was put out at nearly 4 o'clock, but fortunately, no one was injured. At present, both the police and the fire department have confirmed this statement.

According to the online video, after the fire was brought under control, the scene was in a mess. Preliminary statistics showed that at least 15 vehicles at the scene were affected with varying degrees of damage. Among them, the windows of some of the most severely damaged vehicles were all broken, leaving almost only iron frames. Vehicles with less damage were blackened or even melted.

At about 07:40 in the morning, fire and rescue workers had evacuated, the scene of the accident was all surrounded by plastic tarpaulins, and a cordon was set up at the entrance. The cause of the fire in the accident has not yet been determined and remains to be further investigated. According to relevant media reports, some owners who suffered losses in the fire have set up rights protection groups, including electric vehicle owners, motor vehicle owners and residents of Building 22, but it is not clear from whom to recover their losses. "not only do we have no cars to use, but we are also homeless. Who will take care of us?" Fuwan community staff in Jianxin town said that at present, meetings are being held in the community and the town to work out a follow-up work plan for the aftermath, and the police are still investigating the specific cause of the fire. "what needs to be done now is definitely to settle down the residents of the residential area. as for the follow-up compensation issue, it may not be discussed until the results of the investigation into the cause of the fire come out, and we will fully cooperate with the investigation."

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