Fires in batteries are on the rise, and one of the victims was Vladan Ivanovic, who put his bicycle battery on charge in the conservatory during the night.
The night before there had been a car fire in the residential area, which made him react strongly when he heard two bangs.
– I shouted “they bomb us”, he says to TV4 Nyheterna.
It was on Monday evening that a car caught fire in eastern Malmö and in connection with that two explosions were heard in the area. When Vladan Ivanovic heard two bangs coming from his conservatory the next evening, he reacted strongly, which Sydsvenskan was the first to report on.
– I grabbed a broom, ran out in my stockings and shouted “they are bombing us”, says Vladan Ivanovic to TV4 Nyheterna.
He describes that the sound sounded like “fireworks of some kind” but that he then thought it sounded “dull and strange”. His first thought was that someone had thrown in a bomb or that it was another fire because it was so close to last night’s events.
The conservatory black with soot damage – the battery completely destroyed
Instead, he discovered that it was the battery for the electric scooter, which was being charged in the conservatory, that had exploded and caught fire. The neighbor had also reacted to the explosions and ran there with a powder extinguisher.
– The outdoor room was completely black and there were flames, I was terrified, says Vladan Ivanovic.
The bicycle battery was destroyed in the fire and the outdoor room was blackened by soot damage, even though the gram managed to extinguish the fire.
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According to figures from MSB, the number of fires in batteries for electric scooters has increased. In just five years, this type of fire has doubled.
– We have seen some fires in mobile phones, but what have been the big fires now are rather fires in batteries for electric scooters and electric bicycles, says Per Samuelsson in Nyhetsmorgon.
Vladan Ivanovic says that they always charge the batteries in the conservatory, because it is made of concrete and sheet metal, sometimes during the day and sometimes at night depending on when the electric scooter is to be used.
– In the future, I will use a fireproof box and I will not charge during the night, says Vladan Ivanovic.