The dude was still alive after they dragged him out? I didn’t follow up. I just saw it on IG
According to The Mirror, if that can be trusted. Dude was 28 years old and died 28 days later. He looked older because of the balding.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/horror-moment-battery-blows-up-33328678Horror moment battery blows up in man's face in lift leaving his body charredWARNING - DISTRESSING FOOTAGE: A 28-year-old man can be seen walking into a lift carrying a lithium battery which starts to smoke after the door closes before exploding
Footage shows the horrific moment a lithium battery blows up in a man's face in a lift.
The 28-year-old can be seen walking into the lift of a building in the Chinese port city of Guangzhou, not far from Hong Kong, while carrying the battery. He presses the button to go down and it is when the doors are closed that the battery goes up in flames and engulfs the lift.
The man, whose surname is Chen, tragically died 28 days later in hospital according to local media reports in China. In the footage the battery can be seen starting to smoke before suddenly catching fire and exploding. Due to the reduced space, the lift very quickly became engulfed in flames and left the man seriously burnt. There is also footage of people waiting for the lift to arrive and they then rush off to get help when they see state of the man's charred body.
The man entered the lift with a lithium battery
Emergency services then arrive and they pull the man out of the lift by his arm after putting the fire out with extinguishers. He was then rushed to hospital where he survived for several weeks before succumbing to the injuries. The incident reportedly took place on Friday, 8th October 2021, but the footage has only surfaced in local media now to serve as a warning about the proper handling and disposal of lithium batteries.
Experts told Chinese media that there are significant risks when it comes to handling lithium batteries because they can suddenly explode if not housed or disposed of properly. They recommended that all safety guidelines be followed closely when handling lithium-based batteries.
The battery exploded in the man's face
Meanwhile last April an exploding vape battery caused a fire that led to 40 people being evacuated from the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead, North London. Part of an outpatient day ward was damaged when the blaze broke out in a backpack on April 30. The London Fire Brigade was called at 12.24pm and hospital staff managed to evacuate people before crews arrived.
A fire brigade spokesman said the blaze was safely put out by a member of hospital staff using an extinguisher before firefighters arrived. Two men and four women were assessed for smoke inhalation. The fire brigade said the incident was over for crews by 1.26pm. The cause is believed to have been accidental, and probably caused by the failure of a lithium battery in a rechargeable vape.
