Fire at Boyd Hotel in San Francisco caused by lithium-ion battery; 2 injured

A fire at a San Francisco building was caused by a scooter’s lithium-ion battery, the San Francisco Fire Department said.

San Francisco Fire said they were alerted to the fire at 7:31 a.m. The fire was at the Boyd Hotel, which is a seven-story, mixed-use building with residential units above commercial space.

Crews arrived just before 8 a.m. and rescued two adults on the sixth floor. Both had serious injuries and were taken to a local burn center.

The fire was extinguished and contained to the one-room apartment…

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