Crime & Safety
Man Rescued After E-Bike Catches Fire Inside St. Paul Apartment Building
Lithium-ion batteries used in electric bikes contain liquid electrolytes that burn at higher temperatures and for longer duration.
October 22, 2024
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A man was hospitalized after an electric bike started on fire inside an east St. Paul apartment building on Monday morning.
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The St. Paul Fire Department says crews were called to the building, off East Fourth and Hancock streets in the Dayton's Bluff neighborhood, at about 8 a.m. after the bike caught on fire, "filling the 3rd floor with smoke."
Firefighters used a ladder to help rescue a man inside. Officials say three residents were evaluated at the scene, with one man taken to the hospital. His condition hasn't been released.
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