{
  "id": 684586,
  "title": "Fire chief frustrated after 3 lithium-ion battery fires in 24 hours",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/fire-chief-frustrated-after-3-lithium-ion-battery-fires-in-24-hours",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T17:36:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Global News",
    "slug": "global-news",
    "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12018485/fire-chief-frustrated-after-3-lithium-ion-battery-fires/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jim Jessop, Toronto's fire chief, expressed his frustration with yet another lithium-ion battery fire. Within a span of 24 hours, his crews had responded to three separate incidents involving these increasingly problematic batteries. One of these fires escalated to a two-alarm response level.\n\nThe latest incident occurred around 6 a.m. on Wednesday morning. Dispatches were made to the George Street and Dundas Street East area following reports of an e-bike battery fire. The fire broke out in a fourth-floor unit of an apartment building. Several e-bike batteries in the vicinity reportedly caught fire. A tenant allegedly threw one of the batteries into the bathtub.\n\nUpon their arrival, Toronto paramedics treated four individuals at the scene. One person was subsequently transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.",
  "summary": "Toronto's fire chief issued a warning on social media after crews responded to three lithium-ion battery fires, including one that escalated to a two-alarm response level.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "Toronto Fire issues urgent warning after 3 lithium-ion battery fires in less than 24 hours",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/toronto-fire-issues-urgent-warning-after-3-lithium-ion-battery-fires",
        "published": "2026-08-12T19:21:38.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}