A man’s electric scooter’s battery exploded in the middle of the night while he slept, destroying his apartment. He said he owes his life to his loyal dog.
In the early hours of the morning on April 17, Kevin Record, 43, was asleep in his apartment on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent, England, when his dog, Shogun, leaped onto the bed and woke him up. Record’s e-scooter was emitting sparks. Within seconds, the scooter’s lithium-ion battery exploded and the bedroom was engulfed in flames.
Record managed to escape the room, but not without sustaining severe burns to the right-hand side of his body. In a news release shared on Facebook, Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) confirmed that the fire caused “unimaginable damage” and left Record with life-changing injuries. Tragically, Shogun lost his life….