A faulty lithium-iron battery-powered bicycle burst into flames in a South of Market apartment complex Saturday, forcing the building’s evacuation as San Francisco firefighters scrambled to put out the blaze.
Firefighters were called to a six-story apartment complex in the 1000 block of Mission Street just after noon, Capt. Jonathan Baxter said. They arrived to find a fire on the building’s third floor, with smoke filling the building’s hallways.
The blaze forced the evacuation of the building. Firefighters found the burning bicycle, extinguished the fire, and removed the vehicle from the building…