E-scooter battery explodes, causing fire at Calgary business

The Calgary Fire Department is encouraging people to be cautious with their handling of lithium-ion batteries after one exploded and burst into flames in the city's northwest on Monday. Crews were called to a business in the 6300 block of Bowness Road N.W. at 2:40 p.m. for 911 calls reporting the explosion. Firefighters arrived to find the business filled with smoke. The owner explained he had left the building to take out the garbage and said when he returned, the battery for an E-scooter being