A worrying fire at a Yulu battery swapping station

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Editor's note: On Sunday, 15 May, sometime between 10.30 pm and 11 pm, a Yulu battery-swapping station at the Baiyyappanahalli metro station in Bengaluru caught fire. Two battery packs were completely damaged in the fire, which lasted for about 10-15 seconds, according to a video of the fire sourced by The Morning Context. No other damage or injury was reported. As a result, operations at the swapping station, one of the 60-odd Yulu operates in Bengaluru and the only one at a metro station, have been put on hold pending investigation. A three-member panel—one each from the startup and the Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation and an independent battery expert—has been created to find out what went wrong. https://www.youtube.com/embed/3xADDKC3gTA Video of Yulu battery-swapping station catching fire at Baiyyappanahalli metro station So far, there have been mixed reports. An eyewitness, who asked not to be named, said the fire was caused by an “internal circuit error”.  Bengaluru Metro public relations chief B.L. Yeshwanth Chavan confirmed the fire incident and the constitution of the panel. “The committee has questioned Yulu on its safety procedures and …