March 1, 2024 at 1:16 a.m.
A fire broke out in Building 2, Courtyard 5, Huayuan Road, Haidian District.
Verified by preliminary investigation.
The fire was caused by a resident smoking on the balcony of the building
Discarded cigarette butts ignite the surrounding carton debris
Tiny cigarette butts. Feel free to discard it.
The consequences are unimaginable.
Take a look at the following examples.
At 15:33 on September 16, 2022, a fire broke out in the second long-distance telecommunications hub building of the Hehuayuan Compound of China Telecom*** Changsha Branch, located at No. 1032, Section 1, East Second Ring Road, Hehuayuan Street, Furong District, Changsha City, Hunan Province. caused by the fireThe fire area of the exterior wall is about 3,600 square meters, and the fire area of the interior is about 400 square metersNo Personnel**,Statistical direct property losses 791360,000 yuan.
After investigation, the direct cause of the fire accident was:The unextinguished cigarette butts ignited combustibles such as corrugated paper, rotten wood, broken wood, and bamboo plywood on the outdoor platform on the 7th floor of the north side of the telecom hub building, and then ignited the decorative aluminum-composite panels on the exterior wall of the building, causing a fire.
On May 30, 2022, a fire broke out at the Changzhou Jiulong Automobile Lighting Factory at No. 98 Jiulong Road, Menghe Town, Xinbei District, Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province, resulting in 4 deaths and direct economic losses of 1,719250,000 yuan. After investigation, the direct cause of the fire accident wasTwo workers violated the company's smoking ban regulations by smoking on the fifth floor of the semi-finished product warehouse, and the fire left behind by smoking ignited the stacking of packaging cartons and caused a fire.
On February 23, 2022, a residential unit building in Yunmeng County, Xiaogan City, Hubei ProvinceThe owner was smoking at home while collecting the bedding for drying, and accidentally the sparks on the cigarette butts fell on the bedding。However, the owner did not notice itAfter placing the bedding on the sofa in the living room, return to the master bedroom to rest。By the time the owner noticed the fire, the heat and smoke had enveloped the entire living room ......
Fortunately, the nearby people discovered the fire and called 119 to call the police in time. Firefighters arrived and rescued the trapped people in time.
Penalties for fires caused by smoking
The relevant laws clearly stipulate this
Fire Protection Law of the People's Republic of China
According toFire Protection Law of the People's Republic of ChinaArticle 21 providesIt is forbidden to smoke or use open flames in places with fire and high risk of fire. If it is necessary to use open flame operation due to special circumstances such as construction, the approval procedures shall be handled in advance in accordance with the regulations, and corresponding fire safety measures shall be taken; Operators shall comply with fire safety regulations. Personnel who carry out fire hazard operations such as electric welding and gas welding and operators of automatic fire protection systems must be certified to work and abide by fire safety operation procedures. According toFire Protection Law of the People's Republic of ChinaArticle 64, Paragraph 2 stipulates that negligence causes disasters that do not constitute a crimeThe person directly responsible is to be detained for between 10 and 15 days, and may be concurrently fined up to 500 RMB; where the circumstances are more minor, a warning or a fine of up to 500 RMB is to be given. 
The core temperature of a lit cigarette can be as high as 700 800 It is very easy to ignite the surrounding combustibles, please see the following set of experiments.
Cigarette butts droppedBalcony to dry on the futon
Simulated Scenario:Someone downstairs was drying quilts, and the upstairs resident threw an unextinguished cigarette butt out of the window. 
After about 1 minute, an open flame appeared on the quilt and a hole was burned
Cigarette butts are thrown into the trash
Simulated Scenario:Unextinguished cigarette butts are disposed of in garbage cans containing combustibles such as paper towels and plastic sheets. 
The plastic sheet where the cigarette butt touched immediately began to melt, and the paper towel began to smoke. There was a smoldering flame in the garbage can, followed by an open flame in less than 1 minute. 
Cigarette butts fall into a dry straw pile
Simulated Scenario:Unextinguished cigarette butts were casually tossed next to a pile of straw.
At this time, a gust of wind suddenly blew, and the cigarette butt was blown into the straw pile, and the dry straw soon burned violently.
If this is the case in a rural area with a large number of stacks or large areas of grass nearby, it is very likely to cause a fire accident.
A small cigarette butt can cause immeasurable damageIt is important to keep in mind that smoking is not allowed in these places
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*: Beijing Haidian Fire Department, China Safety Production Network, Beibei Fire Department, China Fire Department.
Editor: Li Yuwen.