The spectacular e-bike battery explosion that torched a two-story house in Multnomah County last week is part of a surge in lithium-ion battery fires.
The fast-moving blaze started around 11:30 p.m. on Nov. 5, emergency dispatch records show. By the time Gresham and Corbett firefighters arrived at the home along the Historic Columbia River Highway, the house was overrun with heavy flames, Gresham Fire Marshal Shawn Durham told The Oregonian/OregonLive in an email.
All six residents of the house were evacuated safely, and the fire was under control within an hour, Durham said. No one was injured by the blaze, but the residents’ cat died in the fire, he said…