A BYD car dealership in the Fujian Province of China went up in flames last weekend, destroying seven showroom cars and four privately owned ones in the repair area and the nearby parking lot. The corporation has once again blamed the fire on faulty old wiring, but NTDTV Channel points out that it is BYD’s 10th such fire since October 2021.
Seven vehicles and around 30 firefighters were involved in extinguishing the blaze, which could be an indirect indication of its real scale. Fortunately, no one was injured.
All original media communications had claimed that the fire originated from an electric car in the main showroom. BYD denied these reports later, saying that all batteries were in good working order and that an EV fire could be completely ruled out. A representative of the company added that the old, worn electrical systems of the building were to blame.
In turn, the local emergency response teams have so far refrained from jumping to conclusions, arguing that they needed more time to conduct an investigation.
As for NTDTV, it claims that fires in buildings housing BYD EVs are a relatively common phenomenon. This includes both dealerships and service stations. The channel also reminds us about two incidents that occurred earlier this year with EVs spontaneously bursting into flames as they were transported via carrier truck.
