Officials said the woman had been charging the chair with a non-manufacturer charger, which can overload or overheat a battery.

An electric wheelchair exploded into flames right outside a Hollywood home, but that homeowner’s quick thinking is being praised by first responders.

A South Florida homeowner heard clicking from a thrifted wheelchair after moving it outside, and the lithium battery exploded, narrowly avoiding a house fire.

LUDLOW, Mass. (WWLP) – A lithium-ion battery from an electric scooter exploded in a Ludlow home on Tuesday, causing a two-alarm fire and significant property damage. Springfield Fire Department sent to Bloomfield Street fire The Massachusetts Department ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. LUDLOW — An electric scooter battery explosion caused a house fire in Ludlow on Tuesday, the State Fire Marshal’s Office determined. Firefighters were called around 4 p.m. Tuesday to ...

AT FOUR. A LITHIUM ION BATTERY IN AN ELECTRIC SCOOTER EXPLODED, CAUSING A HOUSE FIRE IN LUDLOW YESTERDAY. LOOK AT THIS. THIS IS ACCORDING TO THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL. THEY SAY THE SCOOTER’S BATTERY WASN’T CHARGING, SO THE OWNERS BOUGHT AN AFTERMARKET CHARGER