Scooter battery sends 2 to hospital
A fire caused by the lithium battery in a scooter sent two people to hospital on Friday and damaged their Rosemont apartment. So far this year, the fire department counts 26 battery fires; there were 43 last year.
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Nicholas 18:51 on 2024-08-09 Permalink
«On a parlé avec son propriétaire. Il a changé sa batterie et son chargeur avec un achat en ligne il y a trois jours, dit M. Rousseau. Il a dit que ça ne chargeait pas, mais l’avait laissé branchée.»
These batteries are no joke. NYC has tons and tons of stories of this, usually cheap, second-rate batteries and chargers that start serious fires. Buy no name ink cartridges all you want, but don’t skimp on batteries. There’s a reason airlines are so worried about laptop and phone batteries (which are much smaller than scooters and e-bikes).
Ian 19:16 on 2024-08-09 Permalink
For all the fuss about lighters and liquids on planes, laptop battery thermal runaway is much, much bigger issue.