Investigators determined that the owner of the battery was attempting to carry it outside when it exploded, sending the person to Baystate Medical Center and then to Massachusetts General Hospital with serious injuries.

Fire officials reiterated proper safety precautions after a lithium-ion battery pack explosion in Holyoke left a person hospitalized. The post Fire officials offer warning after person hospitalized in Holyoke e-bike battery explosion appeared first on Boston.

This incident is one of more than 170 fires linked to lithium-ion batteries since late 2023, said State Fire Marshal Jon Davine.

One Holyoke resident was injured and several are currently without a home due to the explosion of an electric bicycle’s battery pack.