A South Florida homeowner heard clicking from a thrifted wheelchair after moving it outside, and the lithium battery exploded, narrowly avoiding a house fire.

An electric wheelchair exploded into flames right outside a Hollywood home, but that homeowner’s quick thinking is being praised by first responders.

A bike battery exploded in an attached garage of a Club Valley Drive Falmouth home, igniting a fire in the home's main structure on Wednesday. The explosion came after an e-bike lithium-ion battery apparently failed,

Lithium-ion batteries are common in everyday devices, but Massachusetts fire officials warn they can quickly turn dangerous.