Overnight Charged Lithium Battery Destroys Sydney Unit, 18 Residents Forced to Flee

Published on January 19, 2024

A fire has destroyed a unit in an eastern suburb of Sydney after the residents left an e-bike lithium battery charging overnight. According to Fire and Rescue New South Wales (FRNSW), the fire broke out on Jan. 19, at a unit on Curlewis Street, North Bondi, before 4 a.m. Four South American travellers were sleeping inside the unit when one of them heard a small explosion and woke the other occupants up. The four tried to escape the smoke-filled building, but only two people managed to run outside through the front door. The other two occupants were forced to escape via the window because of the thick smoke....

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