Record number of ebike fires in UK prompts renewed risk warnings
Fire services responded to 211 ebike and e-scooter fires in 2024 as London film brigade warns of growing riskA record number of fires involving ebikes and e-scooters were reported in the UK last year, prompting renewed warnings over the dangers posed by lithium-ion batteries.New government figures show that fire services responded to 211 such incidents in 2024 – a slight increase from 207 in 2022, but a dramatic rise from just two recorded in 2017. Continue reading...
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Fire services responded to 211 ebike and e-scooter fires in 2024 as London film brigade warns of growing risk
A record number of fires involving ebikes and e-scooters were reported in the UK last year, prompting renewed warnings over the dangers posed by lithium-ion batteries.
New government figures show that fire services responded to 211 such incidents in 2024 – a slight increase from 207 in 2022, but a dramatic rise from just two recorded in 2017. Continue reading...
