A 60-year-old man has been reported lifeless after being consumed by flames, following the explosion of the battery of his electrical scooter whereas it was saved charging in his room in Kanhai village, Sector 44, Gurugram, India at round 11 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 16.
Suresh Sahu, 60, reportedly suffered deadly burn accidents to 70 p.c of his physique and was declared lifeless on the scene after the battery of an electrical scooter burst into flame whereas it charging subsequent to the aged man’s mattress. The sufferer’s spouse Reena and three youngsters, Manoj, Saroj, and Anuj, who had been additionally sleeping within the room on the time of the explosion, equally sustained burn accidents within the fireplace, India Today reported.
The household’s blankets and different belongings, together with their garments and home equipment, reportedly rapidly caught fireplace after the battery blew up, the blaze spreading rapidly to their complete room.
As the fireplace roared and the room crammed with smoke, Sahu’s household discovered themselves trapped inside. Concerned neighbors, who rushed to the scene after listening to the household’s screams, discovered the primary door locked from the within and needed to break down a window to avoid wasting the burn victims.
The villagers finally rescued the household and alerted the fireplace brigade and the police concerning the incident. The victims had been subsequently rushed to Safdarjung Hospital for medical remedy. Two of the members of the family are reportedly nonetheless in crucial situation and are present process remedy on the well being facility.
It reportedly took round a minimum of an hour for the firefighters to carry the fireplace beneath management, Hindustan Times reported.
Kuldeep Dahiya, Station House Officer (SHO), Sector 40 Police Station, stated that the scooter, which was discovered parked outdoors their home, was not even a 12 months outdated. The officers haven’t revealed the precise cause behind why the battery exploded.
In an analogous however unrelated incident, an electrical scooter brought on a big fireplace in a Bronx residence constructing when its lithium-ion battery overheated and exploded on the morning of January 12, 2021.
The fireplace from the explosion rapidly unfold all through the constructing and choked residents with clouds of smoke. A dozen folks had been injured and 4 folks, together with a 4-year-old boy, underwent remedy in crucial situation. Meanwhile, two firefighters had been left with minor accidents, based on Block O’Toole & Murphy.