The railway department responded that passengers using electric rice cookers to hold rice on high-speed trains has attracted attention
Recently, a netizen posted a video on social media showing a middle-aged passenger taking out an electric rice cooker to serve rice on a high-speed rail, which has attracted the attention and discussion of netizens.
The video footage shows a passenger placing an electric rice cooker on a small table in front of them, holding a disposable transparent bowl in one hand and a rice spoon in the other, chatting with the man next to them while serving the meal. The other lady in the back row may have smelled the aroma of the rice and stood up to watch. The surrounding passengers also took out their phones to take pictures of the scene.
Some netizens have questioned whether using an electric rice cooker to steam rice on high-speed trains violates relevant regulations and poses safety hazards; Many netizens also expressed that Aunt may have steamed the rice in advance and brought it to the car, and praised the lifestyle habits of the older generation.
In response to this matter, on July 3rd, a poster news reporter called the customer service hotline of the railway department, and the staff replied that electric rice cookers can be carried on high-speed trains, but they are prohibited from being used on the train because the voltage of the power socket on the train is 220V, but the voltage may be unstable during train operation, and using an electric rice cooker can easily cause safety hazards; Secondly, the steam generated during steaming rice may also trigger smoke alarms, affecting the safe operation of trains.
"At present, based on the video transmitted online, we cannot determine whether the passenger steamed the rice in advance or steamed it on the train." The staff said that if any passenger is found to have steamed rice on the train, they can contact the train staff to stop it.
Does Auntie use an electric rice cooker to cook on the high-speed train? Witness response
On July 3rd, Jiupai News contacted witnesses. She stated that the video was filmed on June 29th, and the person involved cooked rice in advance and brought the high-speed rail without using the high-speed rail power supply.
"Auntie didn't cook rice on the high-speed rail, but brought it with her after it was cooked in advance, without any safety hazards." A staff member from the railway customer service center explained that the power of the sockets on the high-speed rail is only 220W, which is only used for charging devices such as mobile phones and computers. Using devices with excessive power can cause circuit damage and affect driving safety.
"If you see other passengers using high-power equipment on the high-speed train, you should report it to the conductor and crew in a timely manner to jointly maintain train safety," she said.
