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Wheelchair battery sparks devastating fire at Seelze discount store

From Die Zeit · () German

Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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Newswire From a news agency Outcome reported
  • A battery in a 70-year-old man’s electric wheelchair reportedly sparked a fire in a Seelze special-offers market.
  • The fire destroyed the market, with police estimating damage at about €3 million.
  • The wheelchair user suffered minor injuries, and firefighting operations continued on Sunday morning.

A wheelchair battery sparked a fire that completely destroyed a special-offers market in Seelze, causing an estimated €3 million in damage.

The battery in the electric wheelchair of a 70-year-old man began throwing sparks on Saturday afternoon, according to a police spokesperson. The sparks started a fire in the market’s paint-supplies section, and firefighters could not contain the flames.

The market was completely destroyed. Firefighting operations were still underway on Sunday morning. The wheelchair user suffered minor injuries in the blaze.

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Originally published by Die Zeit in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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