From Victorian Myth to Modern Menace: The Terrifying Reality of “Spontaneous” E-Scooter Fires
photo courtesy of the Leonia Fire Department
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Leonia NJ, Centuries ago, people whispered in fear about “Spontaneous Human Combustion”—a mysterious phenomenon where bodies supposedly ignited without an external flame. While history eventually dismissed those tales as Victorian urban legends, a new and very real version of spontaneous combustion is haunting New Jersey hallways today: Lithium-ion battery fires.
