Emergency services were called to a property on Summertown Road in Govan at around 10.50am on Friday, December 12, after the alarm was raised.
Hazmat teams and fire crews raced to a Glasgow street on Friday after reports emerged of a lithium battery ‘overheating’.
Emergency services were scrambled to a home on Summertown Road, Govan, at approximately 10.50am on Friday, December 12, following the alert. Two fire engines along with specialist equipment were deployed to the location.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service confirmed that crews successfully removed the battery from the building and cooled it down. No injuries were reported and firefighters have now departed the area.
Lithium-ion batteries, commonly found in everyday devices including e-bikes, e-scooters, mobile phones, laptops and vapes, can trigger devastating blazes. These infernos have the potential to completely destroy homes.
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “We were alerted at 10.50am on Friday, 12 December, to reports of a lithium battery that had overheated within a property on Summertown Road in Glasgow. Operations Control mobilised two fire appliances and a specialist resource to the scene as a precaution.”, reports Glasgow Live.
“There were no casualties, and the battery was removed from the property and cooled. The crews have now left the area after ensuring it was safe.”
