A truck transporting Adidas sports shoes from factories in Fujian province to Adidas’ Chinese headquarters in Suzhou caught fire near Lingxi in the Zhejiang Province last Saturday.
Villagers around the accident scene saw it as a gift from the god of fire and made away with some of the trainers.
The stock on board the truck is worth US$455,000 and was either burned in the fire or stolen, the Modern Express estimated.
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The driver of the truck, in an attempt to save the 10,000 shoes amidst fears of an explosion, suffered some burns from the initial fire on his hand and face. He has been treated and discharged.
Police in the region has however condemned the looters in a report stating that “What you have taken might be worth half the driver’s lifetime savings.”
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Officers from the driver’s company were at the scene to assess the accident and collect the remaining shoes later on Saturday.
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