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LAKE TAHOE, CA – Lime, one of the nation’s largest electric scooter companies, pulled thousands of its scooters off the streets since this summer after discovering that a small number of them may be carrying batteries with the potential to catch fire. In one recorded incident, the Lake Tahoe Fire Department was called to the company’s Lake Tahoe facility after a scooter burst into flames. Luckily, an employee was able to use a portable fire extinguisher to put the flames out long enough to move the scooter to an empty parking lot.

The Salt Lake Tribune (Lake Tahoe, CA)

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – A quick-thinking Good Samaritan put out a car fire in Fort Lauderdale by using a portable fire extinguisher from a nearby Walgreens. Witnesses say they saw a car burst into flames while it was traveling down the middle of the roadway. A bystander pulled up next to the car, ran from his truck to the Walgreens to grab a portable fire extinguisher, and the used it to put out the fire. Other Good Samaritans who were nearby worked to remove the driver from the car, while the man put out the fire.

ABC News 10 (Fort Lauderdale, FL)

SAN ANGELO, TX – About 25 people had to evacuate from the San Angelo City Hall after a toaster oven in the basement caught fire. Three fire crews were dispatched to the City after the incident was reported. Ultimately, the fire was put out by a portable fire extinguisher before the fire crews could arrive. There were no injuries as a result of the fire and the only damage was to the toaster and a scorch mark on the cement wall.

Standard-Times (San Angelo, TX)

LEBANON, OR – A Lebanon teenager is credited with stopping a kitchen fire in his home after a pan of grease caught fire. The boy’s mother has started cooking on the stove, but went outside and lost track of time. She then realized that there was smoke coming from the kitchen and ran back inside to attempt to halt the flames by putting a lid on the pan. After the mother was unsuccessful in stopping the fire, the teenager used a portable fire extinguisher to put out the flames.

KATU News (Lebanon, OR)

ORANGE COUNTY, CA — Using the knowledge he learned from being a Boy Scout, an Orange County teenager was able to use a portable fire extinguisher to put out a fire in his apartment building. He was originally alerted to the fire by his neighbor shouting for help. The Scout immediately jumped into action by grabbing a portable fire extinguisher that was located in the buildings hallway and telling another neighbor to call 911. The Scout remembered his training, which was to “pull the pin in the handle, aim the nozzle at the fire’s base, squeeze the lever and sweep from side to side.” He was able to put out the flames before the authorities arrived.

Scouting Magazine (Orange County, CA)

LANCASTER, PA – A Lancaster man went to bed early one Sunday morning and left his flat screen TV on playing music with a timer to shut it off after an hour. Instead, the man woke up to the TV on fire on a table at the foot of the bed. The home’s smoke alarms woke two other people up, who were able to use a portable fire extinguisher to put out the flames. The fire was extinguished before the fire department arrived and the man who left the TV on was treated for smoke inhalation.

Fox 45 News (Lancaster, PA)

IDYLLWILD, CA — A group of good Samaritans extinguished a fire that was starting to spread near the already destructive Cranston Fire in Riverside County, CA. Two coworkers were on their way to work when they spotted the fire just off the side of the road. They pulled over and started to flag down other cars. One of the other people who pulled over had a portable fire extinguisher, which the group used to put out the flames. Authorities determined that the fire was started intentionally and had a suspect in custody.

ABC 7 (Idyllwild, CA)

COOPERSTOWN, NY — During a recent Sunday morning, an overhead lamp ballast at the Bassett Medical Center caught on fire, causing it to melt and burn. When firefighters responded to the scene, they found that it had already been put out by a hospital staff member using a portable fire extinguisher. While no one was injured as a result of the fire, four hospital patients had to be relocated to other rooms while their original spaces were cleaned. Thanks to the staff member’s actions, none of the equipment in the hospital was damaged and the staff members were able to continue helping any walk-in patients.

The Daily Star (Oneonta, NY)

AUGUSTA, ME — The residents of a two-story home in Augusta had to jump into action after the buildings smoke detectors alerted them to a fire. The mother and daughter were able to control the flames with their portable fire extinguisher until fire fighters arrived. The fire is believed to have been started by a candle that was left unattended in another room of the house. While no one was injured because of the fire, the home did sustain minor damage. The two women stayed in an alternate location that evening because firefighters needed to shut down the electricity during their response.

Central Maine News (Augusta, ME)

BISMARCK, ND – Earlier this month, a laundry machine caught fire at the My Place Hotel in Bismarck. While it is unclear what started the fire, a hotel employee is credited with putting out the flames by using a dry chemical portable fire extinguisher. Once fire crews arrived, they only had to ventilate the building of smoke, as the employee had extinguished the entire fire. No injuries occurred as a result of the fire and only the washing machine itself was damaged.

The Bismarck Tribune (Bismarck, ND)

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