Firecrackers thrown into the trash can and a 20-day-old electric vehicle fire...a surprising parental response
Feb 14, 2025
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According to foreign media such as Xingtao Daily, a 10-year-old boy living in Shandong Province, China, threw a firecracker into a road trash can as a joke on the night of the 30th of last month.
The fire later spread and moved to an electric car parked on the road.
The owner of the vehicle ran after seeing the fire while drinking with friends nearby, but the fire spread rapidly and failed to extinguish it.
The vehicle is BYD's new 'Formula Leopard 8' model and costs about 400,000 yuan (about 80 million won).
The car was burned down, but it was only 20 days after it was purchased.
The stunned owner is "All that's left is a bare body"All the documents in the car, including the vehicle registration card, were completely burned down and nothing was left behind."
According to a police investigation, a 10-year-old child threw a firecracker that caught fire near the trash can next to the car.
However, the authorities did not take legal action because the child was a minor.
The child's parents acknowledged responsibility but insisted they could not afford to compensate for the damage.
To make matters worse, the car insurance company said the fire was caused by a third party, not a defect in the vehicle, and that it could not compensate.
The owner of the vehicle is said to be planning to file a legal lawsuit.
Earlier in the afternoon of the same day, a boy threw firecrackers into a manhole lid in Neijiang City, Sichuan Province, China, causing a massive explosion. There were no casualties in the accident, but enormous property damage such as road damage and vehicle damage occurred.
Police say a 10-year-old boy passes between parked cars It was considered that the accident occurred by throwing firecrackers at the top of the manhole.
At least eight vehicles were damaged in the accident, and the damage was estimated at 5 million yuan (about 1 billion won).
The boy is also a minor and has not been taken legal action, but his guardian has to pay for vehicle repairs, underground sewers and road restoration.
The boy's mother insisted "If the child's responsibility is 100%, we will try to compensate, but if it is caused by other factors, we cannot pay a single yuan."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
