Overnight Charged Lithium Battery Destroys Sydney Unit, 18 Residents Forced to Flee
Four South American travellers were sleeping in the unit when one of them heard a small explosion. They managed to escape unharmed but lost everything.
An e-bike lithium battery causes a fire while being charged overnight at a unit in Sydney, Australia, on Jan. 19, 2023. Courtesy of Fire and Rescue New South Wales
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.
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