Firefighters Issue Warning on E-scooters Powered by Lithium Batteries

Published on January 24, 2024

The Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) has issued a warning about the dangers of using second-hand e-scooters and chargers after a spate of lithium battery fires. The fire service was called to 127 fires caused by lithium-ion batteries in the 2023 financial year, a number that is increasing, a recent release from Suncorp revealed. As of late December 2023, the fire service had already been called to 61 lithium-ion battery related fires. A family was forced to go to hospital for treatment in 2023 when an e-scooter caught fire in a South-East Queensland home. A woman in her 30s and two young children had to be treated for smoke inhalation....

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