World · East Asia & Pacific · 2 hrs ago
Charging e-bike battery fire prompts evacuation of 30 residents in South Korea
A fire broke out in a Namyangju apartment in South Korea on the evening of October 20.
It started in a fifth-floor home in a 21-storey building, where an electric bicycle was charging.
More than 30 residents evacuated, and no one was injured.
Fire crews put out the blaze in 13 minutes, but it damaged part of the home and the bicycle battery, causing an estimated 5.57 million won in losses.
Officials suspect the charging battery overheated and caught fire.
Police and fire authorities are investigating the cause.
A fire involving an e-bike battery while it was charging led about 30 residents to evacuate an apartment building in Namyangju, South Korea.
The fire broke out at about 9:08 p.m. on October 20 on the fifth floor of a 21-storey apartment building.
No one was injured, and residents evacuated on their own.
The fire damaged about 5 square metres of the home and the e-bike battery, causing an estimated 5.57 million won in property damage.
Fire authorities suspect thermal runaway in the charging battery and are investigating the cause.
- Who
- About 30 residents evacuated. No injuries were reported.
- What
- A fire involving an e-bike battery broke out while it was charging.
- When
- About 9:08 p.m. on October 20.
- Where
- A fifth-floor home in a 21-storey apartment building in Dogok-ri, Wabu-eup, Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
- Why
- Fire authorities suspect thermal runaway in the e-bike battery while it was charging. The cause is under investigation.
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A fire broke out in a fifth-floor apartment while an e-bike battery was charging.
Firefighters extinguished the fire.
- Evacuation
- About 30 residents
- Building
- 21-storey apartment building
- Fire location
- Fifth floor, Dogok-ri, Wabu-eup, Namyangju
- Response
- 20 pieces of equipment and about 60 firefighters
- Estimated damage
- 5.57 million won