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Busan Dongnae Police Station: "Used Electric Scooter Fire Extinguished Within 10 Minutes During Charging"

At around 9:20 PM on the 2nd, a fire broke out while charging an electric scooter on the 6th floor of an apartment in Nakmin-dong, Dongnae-gu, Busan, burning the scooter and the area near the entrance. [Image source=Busan Police Agency]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Another dangerous fire broke out from an electric scooter charging inside an apartment.

According to Busan Dongnae Police Station, at around 9:20 PM on the 2nd, a fire occurred at the home of Mr. A (male in his 30s) on the 6th floor of an apartment in Nakmin-dong, Dongnae-gu, causing damage worth approximately 1 million KRW, including the electric scooter.

Fortunately, the fire was extinguished within about 10 minutes by firefighters who arrived on the scene without any casualties.

The fire is known to have started while charging the electric scooter in the entrance area.

Although the fire was quickly discovered and extinguished, it nearly spread into a major blaze in the apartment building where multiple households live on each floor.

In the police investigation, Mr. A stated that he had purchased the Chinese-made electric scooter secondhand two years ago, had not used it for about three months recently, and that the fire suddenly broke out with a bang while charging it since noon that day.

The police are currently investigating the exact cause of the fire, presuming overcharging and product defects.

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