"Firefighters responded to an e-scooter fire at Casey House just before 3 p.m. Saturday. The fire has been extinguished, Toronto Fire says. Paramedics say they transported ten patients with minor injuries, but couldn't confirm how many patients were sent to hospital. Casey House is a specialty hospital for people living with or at risk of HIV, located near Jarvis Street and Isabella Street. The small fire started in an inpatient room that was vacant at the time, communications director Lisa McDonald said in an email."
"The fire seemed to be caused by a lithium battery, McDonald said, adding that e-bikes and e-scooters are not allowed inside Casey House. Twelve inpatient clients were evacuated, she said. Outpatient services will open as scheduled on Monday morning, McDonald said. "We will be monitoring over the weekend as we learn more." Earlier this year, Toronto's fire chief Jim Jessop called on the federal government to increase regulation on lithium-ion batteries, calling battery fires related to e-bikes and e-scooters "the largest growing fire safety risk in the city.""
An e-scooter battery ignited a small fire in a vacant inpatient room at Casey House just before 3 p.m. Saturday, and firefighters extinguished the blaze. Paramedics transported ten patients with minor injuries, and twelve inpatient clients were evacuated. E-bikes and e-scooters are prohibited inside Casey House. Outpatient services are scheduled to reopen Monday morning while staff monitor developments. Officials suspect a lithium battery caused the fire. Toronto's fire chief has urged stronger federal regulation of lithium-ion batteries amid a surge in battery-related fires, with cases in the city rising from 29 in 2022 to 76 in 2024.
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