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E-scooter battery blaze in N.J. town may spark battery-storage crackdown

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A fire caused by an electric scooter has prompted officials in Leonia to consider the safety of storing these devices in apartment buildings. On March 22, Leonia volunteer firefighters responded to 313 Woodland Place, where an e-scooter battery caught fire in a public hallway, producing “thick, acrid, dark smoke” before bursting into flames, according to Leonia Mayor Bill Ziegler.

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E-scooter battery blaze in N.J. town may spark battery-storage crackdown

A fire caused by an electric scooter has prompted officials in Leonia to consider the safety of storing these devices in apartment buildings. On March 22, Leonia volunteer firefighters responded to 313 Woodland Place, where an e-scooter battery caught fire in a public hallway, producing “thick, acrid, dark smoke” before bursting into flames, according to Leonia Mayor Bill Ziegler.

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nj broke the news in New Jersey, United States on Wednesday, April 15, 2026.
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