Warning issued in Lancashire after e-scooter blaze

Firefighters have issued a timely warning to Lancashire residents about lithium batteries.
By David Nowell
Published 6th Dec 2020, 14:58 BST
Updated 6th Dec 2020, 15:33 BST
The burned out e-scooterThe burned out e-scooter
The burned out e-scooter

It follows an incident in which an electric scooter was burned out when its lithium batteries apparently burst into flames.

The incident happened in Rishton.

Hyndburn fire station tweeted a warning accompanied by pictures of the fire damage.

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Officers urged: "Please buy Christmas presents containing lithium batteries from a reputable supplier.

"If the deal seems too good to be true, then it probably is!

"This family from Rishton were very lucky that no one was injured by a fire involving lithium batteries in an E-Scooter this week."

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