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A Florida woman’s quick-thinking actions likely saved her home, according to fire department officials.See the moment the wheelchair exploded into flames in the video above.Alexandra Anaya had recently purchased an electric wheelchair for a family member from a thrift store and had it charging inside her home. It started clicking.”It was the clicking. That’s what separated me from going back to bed or investigating,” Anaya told WTVJ.She checked the battery, and it was hot to the touch, she told the TV station. She did a quick search on her phone and realized it may become a dangerous situation.Anaya quickly got the wheelchair into a safer spot in her driveway. Seconds later, it exploded into flames. Her Ring camera captured the moment it happened.”It exploded into a ball of fire,” Anaya told the TV station. “I couldn’t believe it, I really couldn’t believe it exploded in that manner and with that amount of force, I’ve never seen anything like it.”Fire officials used the video as an example to be aware of warning signs with lithium batteries.”She had been charging the chair with a non‑manufacturer charger, which can overload or overheat a battery. It’s a reminder that when it comes to lithium batteries, small warning signs matter,” Hollywood Fire Rescue wrote in a social media post.No one was injured.
A Florida woman’s quick-thinking actions likely saved her home, according to fire department officials.
See the moment the wheelchair exploded into flames in the video above.
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Alexandra Anaya had recently purchased an electric wheelchair for a family member from a thrift store and had it charging inside her home. It started clicking.
“It was the clicking. That’s what separated me from going back to bed or investigating,” Anaya told WTVJ.
She checked the battery, and it was hot to the touch, she told the TV station. She did a quick search on her phone and realized it may become a dangerous situation.
Anaya quickly got the wheelchair into a safer spot in her driveway. Seconds later, it exploded into flames. Her Ring camera captured the moment it happened.
“It exploded into a ball of fire,” Anaya told the TV station. “I couldn’t believe it, I really couldn’t believe it exploded in that manner and with that amount of force, I’ve never seen anything like it.”
Fire officials used the video as an example to be aware of warning signs with lithium batteries.
“She had been charging the chair with a non‑manufacturer charger, which can overload or overheat a battery. It’s a reminder that when it comes to lithium batteries, small warning signs matter,” Hollywood Fire Rescue wrote in a social media post.
No one was injured.
