Video shows moment that electric scooter battery explosion caused fire
The explosion caused a blaze at a home in Bordon, Hampshire.
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Your support makes all the difference.Firefighters have released dramatic video footage showing an electric scooter’s battery pack exploding causing a house fire.
Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service (HFRS) was alerted to the blaze at the property in Warren Close, Bordon, at 7pm on Sunday November 13.
A spokesman for the service said: “Firefighters in breathing apparatus extinguished the blaze using hose reel jets before ventilating the property.
“The occupiers were assisted from the property, with one casualty assessed by ambulance paramedics.”
HFRS is urging householders to carry out checks of their electrical equipment to prevent similar incidents.