PITTSBURGH —

Firefighters were called back to the Jefferson Apartment Complex after an e-scooter was inadvertently crushed during demolition.

The building has been in the demolition process since mid-September after a massive fire tore through the building , displacing those who lived there. Advertisement

Officials say as they were doing work at the apartment on Forward Avenue Friday, an e-scooter was inadvertently crushed, igniting the lithium-ion battery inside of it.

The crews who were called to the scene were able to contain the battery and extinguish the fire.

No one was injured due to the fire.

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