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Report: E-Bike battery explodes, causes fire at St. Augustine apartment

St. Augustine apartment fire St. Augustine firefighters responded to an apartment fire Sunday night (March 30, 2025) on ML King Avenue. (Kristine Bellino, WOKV)

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — A family was displaced in a fire at a St. Augustine apartment complex Sunday night on M.L. King Avenue. The fire occurred just before 9 p.m.

Fire crews arrived to see smoke coming from the second-floor unit. They searched the complex with the assistance of the St. Johns County Fire Rescue Department.

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The fire was under control in about 10 minutes, according to a St. Augustine Fire Department social media post. No injuries were reported.

According to a St. Augustine Fire Department incident report, crews were told an E-Bike battery exploded causing the fire.

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