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Electric bicycle battery explodes in bathtub, destroying apartment in Lengerich
Lengerich Residents of an apartment in Lengerich barely escaped the explosion of an electric bicycle battery. Due to the pressure wave, the door and its frame were ripped from the masonry and flew into the hall.
A battery from an electric bicycle exploded in the bathtub of an apartment in North Rhine-Westphalia, causing damage worth around € 200,000. The resident had put the steaming, roaring battery in the bathroom shortly before and saved himself and his wife, as police announced Monday. As a result of the pressure wave, the door and its frame ripped from the masonry and flew into the hall. The apartment in the apartment building in Lengerich was no longer habitable, he said.
Consequently, the couple had been watching television in the living room on Friday night when they heard a thud. Both would have initially thought of a fallen image. As he looked, the man discovered the smoking battery in the dining room, which was next to other electrical appliances and was not connected to a charger. He took the battery and took it to the bathroom before leaving with his wife. When the two stood at the door of the apartment, the battery exploded.
While the other neighbors also left the house, the firefighters moved in with almost 30 emergency services and put out the fire in the apartment. According to police, the couple suffered mild smoke poisoning. All the other residents were unharmed and were able to return to their homes.
