Garage fire caused by electric bike battery explosion, St Paul MN
Fire & ArsonA fire broke out inside a detached garage near Benson Avenue. It started when an electric bicycle battery exploded while charging and ignited a sofa. The fire has been extinguished. No injuries were reported.
Audio|Source: Saint Paul Fire
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Engine 14, Chief 1, Engine 5, Engine 3, Ladder 19, and Rescue 3, near Benson Ave, garage incident, no cross street, and Selma Lane, Box 878, on fire up 6, time 2312, engine 14, Chief 1, Engine 5, engine 3, ladder 19, and rescue 3, near Benson Ave, garage incident.
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Cross Streets, No Cross Street, and Selma Lane.
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Box 878, on fire off 6.
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Time, 2312.
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Dispatcher phones in route near 1797 Benson Ave.
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Chief one in route, near Benson Ave, homeowner called in, put out, fire is currently out, but there was a fire inside the detached garage, believed to be started by an electric bicycle battery that may have exploded while charging, and then it started a sofa on fire.
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Again, fire is out.
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Location mentioned:
Near Benson Ave, St Paul, MN 55116
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