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A woman buys a used electric wheelchair from a thrift store. Charges it overnight with the wrong charger. Eight seconds after she moved it outside, it exploded. She could walk away. The people who usually sit in these chairs can't.

This isn't the first time. And until the industry takes a hard look at what lithium-ion means for mobility-impaired users, it won't be the last.

Ann Arbor, MI: https://youtu.be/TjQG2iRW8Is?si=cicZQMMma6Mupnp0

Norfolk, VA: https://www.wtkr.com/news/in-the-community/norfolk/1-hurt-after-electric-wheelchair-catches-fire-at-norfolk-rehab-facility

San Antonio, TX: https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/public-safety/wheelchair-bound-man-hospitalized-home-catches-fire-on-east-side/273-3ba6382b-f7d2-40e4-a03a-359dd1c472dd