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‘It was just screaming’: Battery fires more than double in three years
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Ten nights before Christmas, a unit just outside the Brisbane CBD burst into flames. Witnesses said there were small explosions, then an inferno.
Alarms and screams rang out over the streets of Spring Hill.
One person burst through a neighbour’s door and threw themselves in the shower, covered in burns. Another rushed to a payphone on the street to call Triple Zero.
In the morning, residents of the social housing building milled around looking up at the burnt-out shell on the third floor. Some were barefoot in the concrete car park, which was covered in shards of glass from the explosion.
‘It was just screaming’: Battery fires more than double in three years
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Ten nights before Christmas, a unit just outside the Brisbane CBD burst into flames. Witnesses said there were small explosions, then an inferno.
Alarms and screams rang out over the streets of Spring Hill.
The fire erupted at an apartment in Water Street, Spring Hill.Credit: Shelley Starling
One person burst through a neighbour’s door and threw themselves in the shower, covered in burns. Another rushed to a payphone on the street to call Triple Zero.
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Battery fire warning
Noosa’s fire chief has issued a warning about the dangers of lithium-ion batteries, particularly over the New Year period.
Station Officer Brian Riley said there were many dangers with over-charging the batteries, particularly on e-bikes and scooters.
“We’ve had cases where a phone was being charged overnight under a dooner and it caught fire,” Mr Riley said.
He said the batteries can cause fires that are hard to put out, can restart even if they appear to be out and create toxic fumes and explosive gas.
Apart from phones and e-bikes, they are also used for power tools, cordless vacuums, laptops, toys and cameras. Even electric toothbrushes.
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