Man in Taiyuan City Creates Fake Fire Truck: Unveiling the Risks and Consequences

2023-09-10 08:59:05

A man in Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, mainland China, actually made his own “fire truck”. (Picture/reproduced from Weibo)

Fire trucks are special vehicles. They hang special vehicle license plates, install and use sirens and sign lights. When performing tasks, they are not subject to traffic restrictions on the premise of ensuring safety. Therefore, fire trucks are strictly managed in various countries around the world. However, a man in Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, mainland China, actually made his own “fire truck”. After receiving reports from the masses, Taiyuan traffic police, fire protection and other departments quickly went to the scene.

According to comprehensive mainland media reports, local people discovered a special fire truck on the road outside a shopping mall in Taiyuan City and immediately reported it to the fire department. After receiving the report, the Taiyuan City Fire Rescue Detachment and the Wanbolin Traffic Police Brigade rushed to the scene quickly. The traffic police discovered that this “fire truck” not only had a full fire truck livery, but was also equipped with a police light alarm and a special number plate for emergency rescue.

Firefighters found that the fonts painted on the vehicle were in abnormal positions and the material was rough. The hanging emergency license plate did not have any anti-counterfeiting marks and was a fake license plate. The traffic police checked the vehicle’s frame number and learned that it turned out to be a private car with a corresponding license plate. The police at the scene contacted the car owner, but no one answered. Just when the police called a tow truck and were regarding to tow the vehicle back to the traffic police team for further processing, an unexpected situation occurred.

The driver of the “fire truck” took advantage of the gap between the police and the tow truck, slipped back into the vehicle, forcibly started the vehicle and fled the scene quickly. Taiyuan Public Security Traffic Police revealed that following later analysis, they found that the driver was detained for illegally installing police lights in June this year and was punished in accordance with the law. Surprisingly, the car owner actually purchased additional police lights, siren and paint, and even added a fake license plate. The police immediately asked the car owner to report to the case.

The car owner surnamed Lin confessed that he admired firefighters, “I hang it occasionally, go out to play, and hang it on the highway.” Lin said that because he drives faster, he is afraid of speeding violations. On the one hand, in order to satisfy his vanity, he So he made his own “fire truck” by purchasing fake license plates, fake paint, and police lights and sirens. The police said that Lin’s behavior seriously affected the image of the fire rescue team, and they have been fined 7,200 yuan, detained for 15 days, deducted 12 points, and forced to dismantle and confiscate counterfeit license plates, logos, lamps, and sirens. The case is still pending. Under further processing.

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