Anuj Gautam / Sagar: Be careful if you have an electric vehicle in your home. Lest such an accident happens to you as happened in Sagar’s market. A sudden fire broke out in an electric scooty that was charging in Sagar district of Bundelkhand. By the time the eyes of the people fell on the scooty, the car had started blazing in fire.
Smoke was coming out of the vehicle, other vehicles parked in the garage were also coming in its grip. The car owner somehow took out the scooty. After this there was a stir in the market. Due to the fear of battery explosion, the shopkeepers ran away from there by pulling down the shutters of their shops. Panic spread among the people. The fire brigade also reached from the municipality. After which the fire was controlled.
Standing bullet also burnt
The incident is behind the Mahakali temple located in Chandrashekhar ward of Khurai, where the electric scooty of Dhruv Sethi, who lives in Sethi Gali, was kept in the garage. Here the scooty was engaged in charging. A new bullet was also kept along with it. According to eyewitnesses, due to the battery catching fire, it took about two and a half hours to extinguish it, till then people remained in fear. Ajji Saini told that seeing the smoke coming out, he opened the shutter. After pouring water for a long time, the fire was extinguished somewhere. Due to its impact, the back light of the bullet also got burnt.
big accident happens
The businessman told that the fire was controlled in time, otherwise even the bullet could have burnt. The fire could also have increased, which could have caused a lot of damage. On the other hand, if you put an electric vehicle in charging, then take full care of it, do not let overcharging happen at all. Keep checking the battery on time.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : April 29, 2023, 20:39 IST
