Crime & Safety
Lithium Batteries From E-Bikes, Scooters Fueled Piscataway Fire
The fire in Piscataway Park Saturday night was accelerated by the lithium batteries in e-bikes and scooters stored in the garage.
PISCATAWAY, NJ — There was a fire in a garage in the Piscataway Park apartment complex Saturday night, and the blaze was accelerated by lithium-ion batteries from e-scooters and bikes stored in the garage, according to News 12.
The fire was contained to a 12-unit garage building located on Royal Drive. The fire started at 9:44 p.m. Saturday, according to the East Franklin Fire Department. The fire consumed the entire 12-unit garage structure, but did not spread to any nearby apartments or homes.
The fire rose to multiple-alarm status, said the local firehouse. Mutual aid from surrounding towns had to be called in and it took fire crews more than two hours to put out the fire.
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Also, Middlesex County Haz Mat had to be called in. The county hazmat unit helped remove batteries from scooters and bikes that caught on fire, according to News 12.
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