After being rescued, Cao Nan eventually died of his injuries. (Photo/Retrieved from Weibo/China News Weekly)
A recent incident of gasoline burning to death in Harbin, mainland China, attracted attention from the outside world, and even rushed to the hot search on Weibo. Before his death, the man surnamed Cao complained, “His son poured gasoline on me. I wanted to run, but I mightn’t.” Cao Nan died of his injuries following being rescued. In this regard, the Daoli Branch of the Harbin Public Security Bureau said that the incident is under further investigation.
According to “China News Weekly”, Cao Nan’s sister cried that when her father set up a car wash stall on the side of the road on the 7th, he was threatened by a nearby car wash stall owner nicknamed “Dahezi”. At that time, someone came to take away my father’s 2,600 RMB (regarding NT$11,430) utensils. In order to help my father retrieve the utensils, my brother went to the other party for a theory, but he didn’t expect bad news to come.
Cao Nanmei revealed that when he arrived at the hospital, his brother was conscious and able to speak, but his body was charred in a large area. Later, his father saw a rope on his brother’s wrist, which was covered with skin tissue and burned clothes, which was difficult to cut. And Cao Nan recorded a video before his death, “I went to him to have a theory, he didn’t listen, he put me there, and he wouldn’t let me do it. His son poured gasoline on me, and I wanted to run, but I mightn’t.” After rescue, Cao Nan died of serious injuries.
Witnesses said that there were many people around the scene, and they might only see the lower part of the injured person’s body, his legs were moving, and he was still alive at that time. As can be seen from the disclosed photos, Cao Nan fell to the ground, and his lower body was covered in fire.
In response to this matter, the Daoli Branch of the Harbin Public Security Bureau pointed out that following investigation and multiple witnesses at the scene confirmed that at 1:40 pm that day, Cao Nan brought gasoline and a lighter to Zhang Nan due to conflicts in the car washing business, and splashed gasoline on the After the body and the surrounding area, she hugged Lu Nv, who had stepped forward to persuade her, and then lit the lighter in her hand, causing 2 burns. Cao Nan died following rescue, and the incident is under further investigation.
