In a split-second act of bravery, an 11-year-old girl in central China's Henan town leaped to save her baby sister from a runaway electric mini cabin scooter that crashed into a restaurant, narrowly avoiding a tragedy on Monday.
In Henan Province's Xihua County of Zhoukou City, the surveillance video showed an elderly man who had just finished his meal at a restaurant standing beside his newly purchased cabin scooter. With the driver unfamiliar its control, the scooter suddenly drove off automatically and crashed inside the restaurant, heading directly toward a young toddler of the restaurant owner.
In a moment of crisis, the toddler's 11-year-old sister sprang into action, snatching her sibling away before the scooter smashed into the wall.
Following the incident, the elderly driver sincerely apologized and agreed to compensate for the economic losses.
The restaurant owner learned that the accident was unintentional and, since no serious injuries occurred, only requested compensation for the damaged glass door.
11-year-old girl rescues baby sister from runaway electric cabin scooter
The U.S. government has begun a large-scale release of its strategic oil reserves, with the first batch of crude expected to enter the market by the end of this week.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced on Friday that it has issued a tender to release 86 million barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). This release is part of a broader plan, announced last week, to allocate a total of 172 million barrels from the SPR.
The crude oil will be drawn from three storage sites located in Texas and Louisiana. According to the DOE's tender, participating companies are required to return the borrowed oil to the SPR, along with an additional premium. The DOE said that this approach will both replenish the SPR and help stabilize the oil market.
The move comes after the DOE announced on Wednesday that it would release 172 million barrels over the next 120 days to counter rising oil prices triggered by U.S. and Israeli military actions against Iran. The U.S. government also said it plans to replenish about 200 million barrels of strategic reserves within the next year to ensure national energy security.
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the SPR held 415.4 million barrels as of March 6.
U.S. to release strategic oil reserves, first batch this week
