A MULTI-FUNCTIONAL e-bike charging cabinet was installed at a residential complex in Nanyuan Subdistrict in Futian District on June 11 to prevent fires caused by overcharged batteries.

The charging cabinet will cut off power once e-bike batteries are fully charged to prevent an explosion, which often happen if the batteries are overcharged.

To use the charging cabinet, a person only has to take the battery off their e-bike and open the cabinet by scanning the QR code to pay with their phone before placing the battery inside.

The Futian public security subbureau is going to work with all of the police stations in Futian to install such smart charging cabinets, starting with 450 cabinets before the end of this year.

A fire that happened recently inside a rental apartment at another residential compound in Futian District was caused by an overcharged e-bike battery. The fire was put out shortly after the incident and no one was injured.

The two tenants living in the apartment were detained for 15 days. The landlord was also fined 18,300 yuan (US$2,857). 　　  (Zhang Qian)