SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — A fire with large plumes of smoke broke out overnight Sunday at a Sarasota bike shop, and officials said a lithium-ion battery is to blame.
The Sarasota County Fire Department was called to a fire at Endless Summer E-Bikes on North Jefferson Avenue in Sarasota just after 12:45 a.m. Monday.
“When they arrived on scene, they discovered there was smoke, not only in that building, but also smoke coming from all sides of the building and some adjacent buildings that were attached,” said Curvin Wolfgang, assistant chief of the Sarasota County Fire Department…