A sixty-year-old man was injured after his electric bicycle’s lithium battery exploded, causing a fire at a residence in Quebec’s Loretteville neighborhood late Tuesday night.
The Quebec City Police Service (SPVQ) was alerted to a fire at a residence on Lessard Street near Johnny-Parent Boulevard just after 11 p.m.
Guy Martel, QMI Agency
The electric bike’s lithium battery was fully charged when it exploded, starting a fire in the victim’s house, causing serious damage.
A second alarm was raised by the Quebec Fire Protection Service (SPCIQ), which evacuated residents as a preventative measure, according to an SPVQ spokesperson.
Guy Martel, QMI Agency
The victim was evacuated to hospital for non-life-threatening burns and was treated by the Red Cross.
The fire was quickly brought under control by the fire department and the residents were able to return to their homes, but this will not be the case for the sixty-year-old.
An investigator was dispatched to the scene to analyze the scene and attempt to determine the exact circumstances of the incident.