A fatal location occurrence that killed a parent and her 3 children was caused by a lithium-ion battery, the occurrence work has said.
Elisha Brabin, 36, and her children, Leo, 16, Ellis, 8, and Prudence, 7, died aft a blaze "spread rapidly" wrong a location connected Stone Square successful Bootle, Merseyside, successful the aboriginal hours of 22 September.
Following an probe with Merseyside Police, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service (MFRS) said the occurrence was caused by an electrical lawsuit linked to a lithium-ion battery, which are utilized successful e-bikes and e-scooters.
MFRS said: "This calamity highlights the precise existent risks posed by lithium-ion batteries, which we confirmed arsenic the root of the fire."
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