News / Lithium batteries blamed for blaze at UK warehouse storing electric scooters

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Photo: Essex County Fire & Rescue Service

18/09/2023

Breaking out in the small hours of Sunday morning, another lithium battery fire, this one at a UK warehouse for mobility scooters, required firefighters to be on station for more than 12 hours.

Essex County fire and rescue service said yesterday that the cause ...

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