A passerby helped save a house from destruction after an electric scooter battery caught fire “spontaneously” in the Riverina region of New South Wales.
The man was passing by when the lithium-ion battery burned out, setting fire to a storage room in Temora’s home around 9 a.m. Monday.
The family friend stopped his car and ran to the front door to warn the resident before the two attacked the fire with garden hoses.
Fire and Rescue NSW crews attended the suburban property shortly afterwards and were able to extinguish the fire and several fire spots.
Emergency services also treated three people in the house for mild smoke inhalation, including the two men who fought the fire.
A passerby helped save a house from destruction after an electric scooter’s battery caught fire “spontaneously.” FRNSW
The family friend stopped his car and ran to the front door to warn the resident before the two attacked the fire with garden hoses. FRNSW
FRNSW Deputy Captain Grant Reid said firefighters discovered the alarming source of the fire while clearing the warehouse.
“It appears that the battery spontaneously ignited…it wasn’t charging,” Reid said.
“If the fire had started in the middle of the night, this could have ended tragically.”
Firefighters believe the fire was caused by a battery in one of two electric scooters inside the home.
The fire is a stark reminder to Australians of the safety of electric scooters, which are becoming increasingly popular.
Firefighters believe the fire was caused by a battery in one of two electric scooters inside the house.FRNSW
In June, a Sydney family was trapped on their apartment balcony after an electric scooter caught fire near the entrance.
Just a few months earlier, residents of a stand-alone apartment building in the city’s southwest were forced to evacuate due to an electric scooter fire.
A Current Affair reported earlier this year that as many as 450 fires had been battery-related in the past 18 months.
Firefighters urge homeowners not to overcharge batteries, especially overnight or when unattended, and to use only reputable, compliant equipment.
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