Lithium ion batteries cause apartment fire on Northside

An electric scooter is at the center of a fire investigation on Tucson’s north side.

According to a social media post from Tucson Fire, crews arrived at an apartment complex in the 700 block of West Thurber Road at just after 8 a.m. Wednesday morning.

They entered the apartment to find several beanbags on fire. Investigators determined the fire started when lithium ion batteries from a nearby electric scooter ignited while the scooter was being charged, the post said…

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