A fire broke out on a new energy vehicle in the parking garage of No. 136, Lane 399, Dianpuhe Road, Jiuting Town, Songjiang District, Shanghai at 10:13 on July 27, 2020. The municipal Emergency response Center immediately dispatched officers and men to the scene to put out the fire.At present, Shanghai Songjiang fire preliminary judgment is a vehicle fault caused the fire, but the specific cause and loss is still under investigation.

"The scene of the accident; from a video screenshot"

    According to the news video, the vehicle involved was Chery New Energy eQ1.According to nearby residents, at first some people smelled burning, neighbors noticed smoke coming from under the garage door, then heard the sound of an explosion from the garage."There was smoke under the garage door and then there was an explosion, very quickly," one resident said in the video.

"The scene of the accident; from a video screenshot"

    From the video, the car appears to have occurred "deflagration", because the garage shutter door, the garage outside the wooden posts, house glass are damaged in varying degrees."We called 119 when we saw smoke coming from the garage, but it took us less than seven minutes to call 119 when [the garage door] burst open," said a property worker.The cause of the accident has not been given by the Shanghai Songjiang fire department, and chery New Energy officials have not yet given a reply as of press time.(Man/Car Home You Dongqing)