Bavaria: E-scooter batteries trigger fire in the apartment

Munich (dpa / lby) – Two e-scooter batteries started a fire in a Munich apartment and made it uninhabitable. As the police announced on Friday, the 41-year-old resident was taken to a hospital with first-degree burns. The man noticed the smoke in his closet on Thursday. When the door was opened, there was a deflagration. The police assume that one of the batteries had ignited itself.