{"id":475333,"date":"2026-03-27T14:55:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T14:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/?p=475333"},"modified":"2026-03-27T14:55:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T14:55:37","slug":"child-rescued-from-above-a-shop-in-bermondsey-that-caught-fire-due-it-is-believed-to-a-lithium-battery-failure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/area\/bermondsey\/child-rescued-from-above-a-shop-in-bermondsey-that-caught-fire-due-it-is-believed-to-a-lithium-battery-failure\/","title":{"rendered":"Child rescued from above a shop in Bermondsey that caught fire due, it is believed, to a &#8216;lithium battery failure&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>A fire broke out in a mobility shop in  on Wednesday evening, believed to have been caused by the &#8216;failure of a lithium-ion battery&#8217;.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lithium batteries are rechargeable batteries found in e-bikes and e-scooters as well as common household items like laptops and phones. <\/p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"69959\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"448384\" data-no-track=\"impressions\">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<\/script>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-southwark-news wp-block-embed-southwark-news\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"kDI8MNDIpTF2o9Psf2xL6dAgrwSJNEXpXS7KiZu1qKayGTGy19ubRt5jcZgWBEeliOW0R0\"><blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"U1WziLApza\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/area\/london\/new-figures-show-record-number-of-fires-linked-to-e-bikes-and-e-scooters\/\">New figures show record number of fires linked to e-bikes and e-scooters<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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