Having burned through 1 billion dong in savings, the collapsed man asked the bank for help

Netizens are extremely excited about the story of a man saving money by storing it in his house, an amount of up to 1 billion VND. However, an unfortunate incident caused him to burn all his assets.

On April 12, the house of Mr. Duoji (name changed) living in Sichuan, China caught fire. People tried to use every means to put out the fire, but the speed of spread was so fast that many items were burned black. After the fire was controlled, the owner opened the safe. The 300,000 yuan (more than 1 billion VND) savings inside were also burned black, many bills were deformed beyond recognition.

Following everyone's advice, Mr. Duoji brought all the money to the bank to ask for help. After receiving the money, local China Agricultural Bank staff had to use tweezers to separate it. After 3 days of careful work, the staff recovered 247,800 yuan (865 million VND) in exchange for Duoji. The remaining amount cannot be identified.

Mr. Duoji said that when he took the money to the bank, he did not think he had a chance to exchange it for new money because many bills were burned and lost their corners under the impact of the fire. The staff directly counting and identifying each banknote have many years of experience. The classification work is quite complicated, requires meticulousness, cannot be rushed, so the time takes longer than expected.

According to bank staff, the bills were already stuck together due to being left in the safe for a long time, and under the influence of high temperature, they were squeezed even tighter. Therefore, all the piles of money were placed in an autoclave to help them loosen.

After the above incident, the Sichuan farmer expressed his gratitude for the dedicated and enthusiastic working attitude of the bank employees. In addition, this man learned from experience and will take his savings to the bank and not store them at home to avoid the risk of fire, explosion, theft or being bitten by insects.

Previously, in July 2023, Mr. Xu (Anhui, China) also had to take the burned bills to the bank to have them checked and exchanged for new ones. It is known that his house was suddenly visited by a "fire lady". Because the homeowner discovered the fire late, the fire spread quickly, causing many items in the house to be burned.

After the fire was extinguished, all the cash of 170,000 yuan (more than 560 million VND) stored in the cabinet was also burned as black as coal. This is the savings Mr. Xu has saved after many years of hard work. With everyone's support and advice, Mr. Xu brought the burned money to a bank in Shanghai with the hope of getting it returned.

However, only some bills can be exchanged, the rest are considered lost. The total amount of money he exchanged was 86,300 yuan (more than 284 million VND). To be able to exchange this amount of money for the old man, bank staff had to use specialized equipment to check each burned bill. They had to use tweezers to separate each burned bill and then appraise it. This process lasts from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

In 2020, a female customer in Jiangsu, China also brought burned bills to the bank to check and exchange them for new ones. The reason was determined because this person was afraid of transmitting Covid-19 through money bills, so he put them in the microwave. She thought that, under the influence of high temperature, the bacteria attached to the surface of the money would be destroyed.

However, when the sterilization was not completed, many bills were burned black and wrinkled due to the impact of high heat. When she discovered the incident, the woman quickly turned off the microwave and took it outside, but it was too late.

The total amount of money distorted is more than 2,000 yuan (nearly 7 million VND). Bank employees have to work very hard to identify each banknote to exchange. From this story, the bank also warns that customers should not arbitrarily disinfect themselves with rudimentary, unsecured tools to avoid losing money.