The fire at a Chinese residence on 7th Avenue may have been caused by a short circuit in the wiring and the explosion of a lithium battery.

Six people died and seven others were injured in a fire on 7th Avenue in Sunset Park on the morning of the 5th. caused this devastating eventbrooklyn The (Brooklyn) Chinese community received widespread attention and discussion. According to nearby residents and a fire survivor, the disaster probably started from a short circuit in the electrical wires in the wall, which led to the fire re-igniting.lithium battery Which ultimately led to a disaster.

Mr. Chen, who lives a short distance from the fire scene, said a man with some mental problems lives at 653 58th Street. He often indulges in various small acts of vandalism and beats up people. During the day on the 4th, the person damaged the wire on the wall plug on the second floor, causing smoke and sparks to emanate from the wire. This matter should have been handled by a professional electrician, but in the end, an electrician on the second floor took care of it temporarily and put it aside for a while. Unsurprisingly, it was the pending circuit that led to the fire late at night. This statement has been confirmed by many people.

It is understood that 653 58th StreetSugar The only survivors of the house fire were a Chinese couple living in the rear of the first floor. He was rescued by firefighters present at a window. They lived there for five years and the children did not live with them. Although the Chinese woman, surnamed Lin, inhaled the smoke, she will recover after treatment. Her husband was sent to Shidao Hospital for emergency treatment. His injuries are stable and there is no threat to his life.

The Chinese woman, surnamed Lin, said there must be two motorcycles in the building. One was his and was parked on the staircase. It was not charging when the fire broke out. The other was parked on the second floor. They believe the fire may have ignited the lithium battery and intensified the fire, rather than the lithium battery causing the fire in the first place. Many eyewitnesses said that the fire was in front and the explosion was behind.

According to a neighbor surnamed Yu, all the people living in the building must be from Fuzhou. Late at night he heard someone lighting a fire and went out. They saw fire on the first floor, but it was small at that time. The time was 1:26 am. The man, surnamed Yu, said he called police at 1:38 a.m. and a minute later the fire became bigger. After a minute or two, fire engines and police vehicles arrived.