Lithium-ion battery linked to Bootle fire that killed mother and three children
Fire investigators have linked a lithium-ion battery to the Bootle house fire that killed Elisha Brabin and her three children.
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Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service says an electrical event linked to a lithium-ion battery caused the house fire in Bootle, Merseyside. Its finding followed an investigation with Merseyside Police, BBC News reported. [1]
Elisha Brabin, 36, and her children Leo, 16, Ellis, eight, and Prudence, seven, died after the fire spread rapidly through a house on Stone Square in the early hours of 22 September. [1]
The fire service said it had confirmed the battery as the source of the fire. [1]
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