Battery-powered e-bike likely source of South Portland fire, officials say
Fire officials described it as a battery-powered e-bike that was modified with a homemade battery pack intended to replace the original battery pack.
Homemade e-bike battery sparks fire at South Portland apartment building, officials say
A large apartment building in South Portland sustained smoke and water damage following a fire on Friday morning.
South Portland apartment fire caused by homemade e-bike battery
A homemade battery pack on an e-bike was the likely cause of a fire at a 100-unit apartment building in South Friday morning. The fire department was alerted to the fire at 425 Broadway by the building's automatic fire alarm and sprinkler system at 7:37 a.
Fire damages 100-unit South Portland apartment building
Fire departments from multiple towns responded to a fire at an apartment building in South Portland Friday morning. The two-alarm fire was on the seventh floor of 425 Broadway and caused water damage to several floors of the building. One person was being evaluated on the scene but no one was taken to the hospital, said city spokesperson Shara Dee.
Blaze displaces residents at South Portland apartment building
A fire at an apartment building for elderly and handicapped Mainers in South Portland caused smoke and water damage Friday morning.
E-bike battery likely to blame for South Portland apartment building fire
Residents told Maine's Total Coverage the sprinklers in the building went off, causing water damage on the seventh floor as well as rooms below where the fire was.
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VIDEO: Fire consumes home in Southeast Portland
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