SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

Sacramento firefighters are facing new challenges as they encounter more electric battery fires, including an e-scooter that spontaneously combusted Tuesday morning at the Executive Inn and Suites Hotel on Bannon Street.

"When they made entry, they found out there was an e-scooter inside that had spontaneously combusted from the batteries," said Battalion Chief Keith Wade of the Sacramento Fire Department.

Although the fire was small and quickly put out, firefighters called out hazmat teams for cleanup and decontamination.

"We're seeing these types of fires more and more," Wade said. "How do we respond to keep our people safe? Because the batteries are very toxic."

"We've never had anyone off related to any type of lithium-ion battery fire. This is the first," s

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