Electric scooter starts burning in Kumla apartment

On Sunday evening, an electric scooter caught fire in an apartment in central Kumla. The fire was extinguished using a powder extinguisher. No injuries were reported.

An electric scooter began burning in an apartment in central Kumla on Sunday evening. According to reports, those involved extinguished the fire with a powder extinguisher, as noted in the title: 'Gone at it with a powder extinguisher'.

The incident occurred in a residential unit, but details on the cause of the fire are unavailable in the provided information. The article was published by Nerikes Allehanda and credits journalists Linnea Balkander and John Söderberg. No further consequences, such as property damage or injuries, are mentioned.

Electric scooters have become common in Swedish cities, but such incidents raise questions about safety regarding indoor charging and storage.

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