Electric Bicycle Battery Explodes During Charging... 60-Year-Old Resident Suffers Burns
[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Sehee] An accident occurred in an apartment in Songpa-gu, Seoul, where a battery exploded while charging an electric bicycle battery, injuring one person.
According to the fire authorities on the 30th, a report was received at around 8:49 a.m. that an electric bicycle battery exploded and caught fire while charging in a 30th-floor apartment in Pungnap-dong, Songpa-gu.
The flames were extinguished in about 20 minutes by a man in his 60s living in the house, but he suffered second-degree burns on his lower body, including his calves, while putting out the fire and was transported to the hospital.
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The police and fire department are investigating the exact cause of the fire.
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