Jim Jessop is fed up with lithium-ion battery fires.
Toronto’s fire chief sounded off on social media after his crews responded to three separate fires involving the increasingly problematic batteries, including one that escalated to a two-alarm response level.
Around 6 a.m. Wednesday morning, crews were called to the George Street and Dundas Street East area for reports of an e-bike battery fire.
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According to reports from the scene, the fire occurred in a fourth-floor unit of an apartment building. One of several e-bike batteries in the space caught fire. A tenant then reportedly threw it in the bathtub.
Four people were cared for by Toronto paramedics at the scene. One was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
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