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On the evening of August 16, an electric vehicle fire accident occurred in Langzhong City, Nanchong, Sichuan Province. According to the scene shooting pictures obtained by "Trolley Report," the chassis position of the electric vehicle ignited a raging fire, and smoke constantly emitted from the front position. After the fire brigade arrived, the vehicle was quickly put out. The vehicle was seriously damaged and almost scrapped, but fortunately there were no casualties. According to the owner at the scene said, the vehicle involved just 7 days, just on the license plate 3 days, before the fire did not pass the exposure, on the way suddenly smoke.

The vehicle on fire is a flagship car owned by a domestic new energy automobile brand. It is positioned as a medium and large vehicle. It was officially launched in July 2020. The new model was launched in April 2022, with a price range of 269,800 - 329,800 yuan. On the whole, the vehicle on fire is the highest-equipped model of the 2022 model year, officially known as the "Qianshancui Limited Edition," which is said to be limited to 2022 vehicles worldwide.

It is worth mentioning that this is the second fire accident of the electric vehicle in a month. August 1 evening, Shenzhen Longgang Kapok Bay subway station near the same electric vehicle fire accident. From the live footage, the vehicle was initially parked in the middle of the road, with the hood open and smoke constantly coming out. Subsequently, the chassis position and the front engine room position began to emit strong flames continuously, firefighters used water guns to suppress, a large amount of smoke appeared during the fire fighting process, but because the fire position was in the chassis position, it did not seem easy to put out, the fire soon penetrated into the rear cockpit, and after the first fire extinguishing, the vehicle chassis reignited, firefighters carried out the second fire extinguishing again. According to the picture, the chassis position and rear cockpit of the vehicle are seriously damaged, and the main components may have been scrapped. After that, the vehicle will be handed over to the traffic police brigade by the fire brigade for relevant accident investigation.

There are many reasons for vehicle fire, such as violent collision, battery thermal management system failure, etc., which will cause serious safety hazards, but we will not make excessive speculation on this matter. Finally, it is recommended that you pay attention to checking the state of the vehicle at ordinary times and drive carefully. We will continue to pay attention to more information about the fire incident. As for the cause of the fire, the brands involved have not responded to the relevant fire accident until the issue, and the cause of the accident needs to be investigated and notified. We will continue to pay attention to it.

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