A residential fire ignited in Carlsbad Tuesday, and officials pointed to a lithium ion battery in an electric scooter as a possible culprit.
Crews were dispatched to the 3000 block of Levante Street just before 6 a.m. Tuesday. Firefighters contained the fire to the garage, where the electric scooter was located, but the family living at the house was still displaced, according to the Carlsbad Fire Department. No injuries were reported.
An investigation was ongoing, but officials said the fire could have been ignited by a charging electric scooter battery in the garage.
A spokesperson for the city of Carlsbad said this would be the second fire in the last week in the city that began due to lithium ion batteries. The statement added that the issue was one of national concern, citing an e-bike battery that reportedly sparked a five-alarm fire in New York City last weekend.