Sichuan Boy Throws Firecrackers into Sewer, Methane Explosion Flips Luxury Car.

On January 30th (the second day of the Chinese New Year), a young boy in Zizhong, Sichuan Province, threw a firecracker into a sewer, causing a methane explosion that destroyed the road surface. The explosion also flipped over a luxury car and damaged several other vehicles, leaving bystanders in shock.

Surveillance footage circulating online showed a boy around 10 years old walking in a ground parking lot, lighting a firecracker, throwing it into a sewer manhole, and darting away quickly. Seconds later, flames erupted from the sewer, followed by a loud blast that created a large hole in the ground. The shockwave flipped over a Lincoln SUV parked nearby, damaged the side mirror of an Audi A8, dented the front door of a Lexus, and shattered a rear window. Additionally, several other vehicles suffered minor scratches.

According to a report by the Weibo account “Mr. Wang’s After-Dinner Tea,” the incident occurred in the China Railway parking lot in Chunlan North Road, Zhuinan Town, Zizhong County, Sichuan Province. The Vienna Hotel is located nearby, with multiple luxury cars parked on the road surface.

The losses from the accident are significant, considering the high value of the damaged vehicles, with repair costs potentially reaching hundreds of thousands. The parking lot surface was damaged, underground pipelines were affected, and some netizens estimated losses to be close to one million.

One netizen mentioned that the boy who set off the firecracker is “my friend’s nephew, and compensation is preliminarily estimated at over 500 thousand.”

A photo shared by netizens showed the boy being taken into a police car on the spot.

Following the incident, the Zizhong County Propaganda Department stated that multiple cars were damaged, but fortunately, there were no casualties.

During the Chinese New Year period, accidents caused by children carelessly throwing firecrackers leading to explosions are not uncommon.

On January 27th, a girl in Dazu District, Chongqing, threw firecrackers into a sewer, causing a methane explosion that sent her flying. The girl was injured and taken to the hospital but thankfully was not in critical condition.

On January 21st, a boy in Wanzhou District, Chongqing, threw a firecracker into a sewer manhole, causing an explosion that blew off multiple manhole covers. One cover flew several meters high, injuring the boy’s head.

Some netizens questioned, “Can a firecracker have such great power?” Others replied, “The firecracker may not be powerful, but when it encounters methane, the situation changes.”

However, some netizens believe that the firecracker is just a superficial cause, and the real culprit is methane. They argue that it’s due to poor sewer management, asking, “Why wasn’t the underground methane reported and dealt with?”

Many netizens are urging parents and schools to educate children about the dangers and consequences of mishandling firecrackers.

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Translated by NewspapersAI.