Lithium battery starts fire that destroys Jayco Bundaberg caravan

Video has captured the fierce blaze that erupted when a battery exploded under a caravan mattress, destroying the van and damaging another van nearby worth $100,000. Watch the video:

A lithium battery that exploded under the mattress of a caravan bed is believed to have caused a fierce blaze in Bundaberg on Monday.

The fire destroyed the caravan it started and left a second damaged.

The $65,000 Newgen van belonging to Jayco Bundaberg at Kendalls Road, Avoca, became engulfed in flames about 9.50am and took three fire crews about 15 minutes to extinguish.

Firefighters managed to save the second van, a $100,000 Silverline caravan, from being destroyed.

An exploding lithium battery is believed to be responsible for a fierce blaze that erupted in a caravan in Bundaberg on Monday, destroying the van and damaging another. Pictures and video submitted to the ABC Wide Bay.

A Queensland Police Service spokesman said the fire had been deemed non suspicious.

A Queensland Ambulance Service spokesperson said they assessed one person on the scene for smoke inhalation but they did not need transportation.

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