Fire crews in warning over e-bikes

Published date23 June 2022
Publication titleHuddersfield Daily Examiner
Residents were evacuated from Stebbing House in Queensdale Crescent, Shepherd's Bush, on Tuesday morning as firefighters battled a blaze in a 12th floor flat

LFB's fire investigators said the blaze was accidental and caused by the failure of an e-bike's lithium-ion battery.

Liiban Shakat, who lives in the flat, told how his friend, who had been staying with him for several days, had been charging an e-bike battery in the flat when it began smoking in the socket.

The fire brigade has now issued an urgent warning, saying it has seen a huge spike in e-bike and e-scooter fires as they continue to grow in popularity.

Charlie Pugsley...

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