A fire at a Coventry, Rhode Island, apartment complex that sent three people to the hospital was caused by an e-bike battery on an incompatible charger, the state fire marshal said.
Firefighters responded to Tiogue Avenue just after 9:30 p.m Monday.
Parts of the e-bike’s lithium-ion battery exploded onto the floor.
Fire Chief Frank Brown of Coventry’s Hopkins Hill Fire District said the battery had been charging for about six hours on the wrong charger.
(Editor’s note: Updates to clarify that state fire marshal said an e-bike was involved, not an e-scooter.)
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530 STARTS RIGHT NOW. 1ST AT 530 DOZENS DISPLACED AND 3 PEOPLE SENT TO THE HOSPITAL. AFTER THIS FIRE AT AN APARTMENT COMPLEX IN COVENTRY, THIS WAS THE SCENE LAST NIGHT. AS WE BROUGHT TO, YOU BREAKING ON THE NIGHT TEAM.
AND NOW WE KNOW THE CAUSE. A LITHUAN BATTERY IS TO BLAME ONCE AGAIN. GOOD EVENING. I’M EMILY VOLUNTEER AND JANE FIREFIGHTERS HAD TO RESCUE SEVERAL TENANTS. NBC 10S KATIE BROUGHT HIS LIVE ON TILE, GAVING YOU WITH THE NEW DETAILS.
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