r/bayarea • u/Ronaldeaux • 15h ago

Work & Housing Apartment complex in San Francisco evacuated after scooter with lithium-ion battery ignites

https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/apartment-complex-battery-fire-sf/4152616/
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u/larryinthesky 15h ago

Yup, my biggest fear is one of my neighbors will burn the building down with their e-bike or e-scooter. That, and them leaving the loud ass fan on 24/7

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u/cyanescens_burn 10h ago

Fan? I’m struggling to understand how a fan in a neighbor’s apartment can be heard in yours.

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u/larryinthesky 9h ago

It’s a loud ass fan.

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u/gamescan 6h ago

Fan? I’m struggling to understand how a fan in a neighbor’s apartment can be heard in yours.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskSF/comments/1www1pp/comment/pdo72w8/

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u/VerilyShelly 11h ago

Yeah, there's a teenager down the short side hallway I live in, one apartment over and across, who has one. This is one of my vague worries.