Photos emerged showing the extent of the damage, with the charging cable still connected.
A case of a Chinese mainland-made electric vehicle that caught fire while charging at an EV charging station in Hong Kong on Thursday night was reported to the police.
According to the report from the source familiar with the case, the 53-year-old woman who was charging her EV on Lam Hing Street in Kowloon Bay at around 9:31 pm made an emergency call after her vehicle exploded while inside and she immediately jumped out.
The emergency services arrived at the scene and controlled the situation on time.
The report said firefighters discovered that nothing was suspicious in the incident and that the cause of the explosion could be a short circuit in the vehicle’s charger.
There were no casualties reported and no evacuation was required, according to police.
The images of the incident that emerged showed the car’s charging cable remained connected to the vehicle, and the front tyres and its bonnet were burned also.
The incident has instigated experts to urge authorities to better educate car owners about EV safety risks.
An expert said that a battery management system should be installed on the EV battery to cut off the power supply immediately when there is a short circuit and urged the government to encourage EV agents to teach owners about the safety risks of their vehicles.
It was further enlightened that EVs might catch fire easily while being charged if the connector was not securely plugged into the charging inlet.
The electric vehicle drivers are also advised not to stay inside the car while charging.
一輛比亞迪電動車在香港車站充電時起火
提示專家建議
週四晚間，警方向警方通報了一起中國大陸製造的電動車在香港電動車充電站充電時起火的案件。
據知情人士透露，該名53歲女子晚上9時31分左右在九龍灣臨興街為電動車充電時，車內發生爆炸，撥打緊急電話後立即跳下。
應急人員及時趕到現場並控制了局勢。
報導稱，消防隊員發現事件中沒有任何可疑之處，爆炸原因可能是車輛充電器短路。
據警方稱，沒有人員傷亡報告，也不需要疏散。
出現的事件影像顯示，汽車的充電電纜仍與車輛相連，前輪胎和引擎蓋也被燒毀。
這起事件促使專家敦促當局更好地教育車主有關電動車安全風險的知識。
一位專家表示，電動車電池上應該安裝電池管理系統，以便在發生短路時立即切斷電源，並敦促政府鼓勵電動車代理商向車主宣傳車輛的安全風險。
進一步了解到，如果連接器未牢固插入充電插座，電動車在充電時可能會容易起火。
也建議電動車駕駛員在充電時不要留在車內。
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