A man in his 40s is in a serious condition after an e-scooter battery exploded at a home in Ipswich.
abc.net.au/news/e-scotter-fire-ipswich-four-in-hospital/101863568A man in his 40s is in a serious condition after an e-scooter battery exploded at a home in Ipswich early on Tuesday morning.
"I ended up picking the hose up and kept the fire away as much as I could before the fire brigade turned up."Mr Cooper said the woman and her two children had been discharged from hospital and were staying with his family."They're a bit worried about where they're going to live and whatnot, but we're trying to help out with that too."Everything's covered in soot, its black, and the whole kitchen, laundry, dining rooms basically gone.
A charred e-scooter caused a small explosion inside a high-rise building last year when the lithium-ion battery failed. "However, that risk is significantly increased when people are using firstly the incorrect charger so chargers that are recommended by the manufacturer should be used at all times."
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