Recharging electric scooter sparks blaze in Norway apartment

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Firefighters in Norway are warning against recharging electric scooters indoors after a battery started a fire that tore through an apartment south of Oslo.
Hans-Otto Schjerven, head of the Vestfold Fire Department, says rechargeable lithium batteries can cause "fires that are difficult to extinguish and the batteries emit fire that quickly spreads."
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First Published: Aug 29 2019 | 2:35 PM IST