And in the underground parking lot...Fire while charging the bicycle battery

[Anchor]
Amid growing alarm over the fire in the underground parking lot following the accident at Cheongna Apartment in Incheon, a fire broke out at an electric bicycle battery charging facility installed underground this time.

There was no significant damage thanks to the proper operation of the sprinkler, and it seems necessary to check the charging facilities of small vehicles such as electric bicycles along with electric vehicles.

The car is a journalist.

[Reporter]
Smoke suddenly rises from the wall of the underground parking lot.

Soon after, a red fire rises and spreads to the surroundings.

The fire broke out at 10:10 p.m. in the parking lot on the basement floor of BEXCO, Busan, an exhibition facility.

The fire started while the electric bicycle rental company was charging the replaceable battery.

This is the scene of a fire.

The battery fire was extinguished in about 10 minutes without significant damage thanks to the normal operation of the sprinkler.The fire had already been extinguished when firefighters who were dispatched after receiving a report

arrived at the scene, and no one drank smoke except for the disaster prevention room staff who reported the fire.

The place that caught fire is the battery charging area that the bike rental company is using with BEXCO permission.

If the evolution was late, the fire would have spread to dozens of batteries and small electric cars stacked right next to it, and it would have spread to great damage.

[Kim Jang-soo / BEXCO Head of Safety Support: It is understood that the fire was able to be extinguished quickly because the sprinklers were operating normally, and it was an opportunity to confirm the importance of sprinklers once again.]

Police believe the fire started at a battery-connected electrical outlet.

Multi-taps with battery chargers were found at the scene of the fire, and the police, who conducted the inspection, are investigating whether the company followed electrical safety regulations properly.

[Police official: We need to find out how to manage it and whether it was negligent or not.]

Amid various measures to prevent fire in an underground parking lot in the wake of the Incheon Cheongna apartment accident, attention is also urgently needed to take safety measures for electric bicycle charging facilities.

YTN Cha Sang-eun.