The driver did not notice that the intercity bus caught fire in Nanjing. Details of the incident: Passengers carrying batteries in their backpacks caused the fire. The driver caught fire and came to An County. The bus caught fire in Nanjing. Passengers
On August 20th, according to the WeChat official account "Nanjing Jiangbei New Area", at around 11:42 am on August 20th, an intercity bus from Lai'an County, Anhui Province to Nanjing Forest Station caught fire while driving. The fire caused 2 fatalities among passengers and 5 localized burns. After preliminary investigation, the cause of the fire was the spontaneous combustion of a lithium battery carried by a passenger.
The relevant person in charge of Anhui Lai'an County Urban and Rural Public Transport Co., Ltd. said in an interview with CCTV reporters that after preliminary investigation, passengers carrying lithium batteries put them in their backpacks before the accident, and the bus driver did not notice it at that time. After discovering a fire while driving, the driver pulled the car aside and opened the car door to evacuate passengers. Due to the large fire, some passengers were unable to escape in time, resulting in 2 deaths and 5 injuries. "When we arrived at the scene, the disposal was basically over, and the injured passengers were taken away by ambulance and treated in several hospitals."
It is reported that the intercity bus starts from Lai'an County and ends at Nanjing Forest Station, with three trips per day.
"There was one child among the deceased, and the specific situation of the other casualties is unclear." The person in charge told reporters that neither the bus driver nor the passenger carrying lithium batteries were injured. Currently, the two have been taken away by the police for investigation.
The police are further investigating the specific situation of the accident. At present, relevant departments are attempting to restore the surveillance video inside the bus at the time of the incident through third-party companies.
Subsequently, the reporter contacted the Pancheng Police Station of the Jiangbei New Area Branch of the Nanjing Public Security Bureau. The staff told the reporter that after the incident, the police station immediately called out, but they were not familiar with the specific situation and immediately hung up the phone. Nanjing firefighting staff stated that the specific information will be based on the official announcement.