An electric motorcycle caught fire in Yunyunli Community Building, Xihu District, Hangzhou, and thick smoke engulfed the building

Building No. 8, Yunyunli Community, Xihu District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China, was shocked to hear that a fire broke out in the parking area of ​​the electric scooter at 7:29 am today (23rd). Thick black smoke immediately covered the entire building. However, officials stated that no casualties were caused.

From the videos and photos that went viral on China's Weibo, it can be seen that the fire broke out from the first floor of the building, and the billowing black smoke continued to engulf the building. The official account of "Hangzhou Fire" pointed out that the fire was extinguished at about 7:50 a.m. after the authorities sent personnel to deal with it.

Chinese netizens revealed that the fire started on the first floor of the building on the "elevated floor," and parking of electric vehicles on the elevated floor is strictly prohibited. This clearly shows that the fire was a man-made disaster. Some people also said that fireworks, paper burning, and flammable items were piled up in the Yunyunli community, and they hoped that the authorities could manage it well.

Fire and thick smoke erupted from the first floor of the building. (Picture taken from Weibo)

There were a large number of burned electric motorcycles in the fire scene. (Picture taken from Weibo)