Shocking moment e-bike explosion destroys family home days before Christmas
1 week, 1 day ago

Shocking moment e-bike explosion destroys family home days before Christmas

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy This is the moment a family home was destroyed in seconds by a raging fire sparked when an e-bike exploded just days before Christmas. Three people were inside the house when the e-bike’s lithium battery burst into flames on the first floor sending toxic smoke pouring through the house. open image in gallery The moment the e-bike explodes Two family members stuck in the loft found their escape blocked by the huge fire. open image in gallery Toxic smoke pours out of the top window of the home Deputy Assistant Commissioner Richard Field said: “This was a devastating fire that has destroyed most of a family home.

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E-bike power may double despite deadly threat from battery fires
10 months ago

E-bike power may double despite deadly threat from battery fires

The Telegraph  

Other proposals in the consultation include relaxing an existing rule which stipulates that e-bike motors must only provide assistance when the user is pedalling. While the maximum speed of e-bikes would remain capped at 15.5mph under the plans, official documents reveal that increasing the maximum power of motors could allow bikes that have been “tampered with” to achieve higher speeds. …

Deadly fire sparks scrutiny of e-bike hazards
10 months ago

Deadly fire sparks scrutiny of e-bike hazards

China Daily  

The municipal authorities in Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu province, have begun a citywide check of potential fire hazards, especially those related to e-bikes, after a fire in a high-rise residential building killed 15 and injured 44 early on Friday morning. Like the other five buildings in the same neighborhood, the building's ground floor area, which is not built with outer …

Father whose family died in tragic house fire started by e-bike battery demands regulation
1 year, 2 months ago

Father whose family died in tragic house fire started by e-bike battery demands regulation

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Speaking to The Independent, Mr Peden demanded “proper regulation” of lithium batteries, and joins …

Lithium-ion battery from e-bike believed to have sparked Potts Point hostel fire
1 year, 2 months ago

Lithium-ion battery from e-bike believed to have sparked Potts Point hostel fire

ABC  

Two French backpackers have narrowly escaped a hostel fire in Sydney after a lithium-ion battery exploded in their room. Key points: A fire broke out at Mad Monkey hostel in Sydney's Potts Point Fire and Rescue NSW believe the cause may be an e-bike battery Guests at the hostel remain unclear about when they will be allowed to return About …

As e-bikes proliferate, so do deadly fires blamed on exploding lithium-ion batteries
1 year, 5 months ago

As e-bikes proliferate, so do deadly fires blamed on exploding lithium-ion batteries

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The explosion early on a June morning ignited a blaze that engulfed a New York City shop filled with motorized bicycles and their volatile lithium-ion batteries. Consumer advocates and fire departments, particularly in New York City, are urging the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to establish mandatory safety standards and confiscate noncompliant imports when they arrive at …

Fire that killed woman and two children in Cambridge ‘sparked by charging e-bike’
1 year, 5 months ago

Fire that killed woman and two children in Cambridge ‘sparked by charging e-bike’

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A “devastating” flat fire that killed a woman and two …

Mum and two kids killed in fire 'started by charging e-bike'
1 year, 5 months ago

Mum and two kids killed in fire 'started by charging e-bike'

Daily Mail  

A 'devastating' house fire that killed a mother and her two children was most likely caused by a charging electric bike, it has emerged. Gemma Germeney, 31, her son Oliver Peden, four, and daughter Lilly Peden, eight, died after the blaze at the family's two-storey maisonette in Cambridge on Friday. The man believed to be her partner, Scott Peden is …

New York City leans on public for help with e-bike crackdown after deadly fires
1 year, 6 months ago

New York City leans on public for help with e-bike crackdown after deadly fires

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — New York City officials called on the public to help with a crackdown on unsafe e-bike shops after a spate of deadly fires caused by lithium ion batteries, the latest of which killed four people in Manhattan’s Chinatown on Tuesday. Daniel Flynn, the chief fire marshal of the FDNY, encouraged New Yorkers to report “hazardous conditions” inside …

4 dead after battery causes fire at New York City e-bike shop that spreads to apartments
1 year, 6 months ago

4 dead after battery causes fire at New York City e-bike shop that spreads to apartments

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A fire at a New York City e-bike shop quickly spread to upper-floor apartments and killed four people early Tuesday in the latest deadly blaze linked to exploding lithium ion batteries. The fire, reported shortly after midnight, happened at a shop that was cited last summer for safety violations related to the storage and charging of batteries, …

Fire service issues new safety warning over charging and storing of e-bikes and e-scooters
1 year, 8 months ago

Fire service issues new safety warning over charging and storing of e-bikes and e-scooters

Daily Mail  

A new safety warning has been issued over e-bikes and e-scooters following two house fires in London over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend. London Fire Brigade has warned of the dangers these vehicles pose, urging Brits to be careful about how they charge and store them, as devastating pictures show aftermaths of house fires caused by e-bikes. Speaking about the …

2 children killed in latest NYC e-bike fire; 4 survive blaze
1 year, 8 months ago

2 children killed in latest NYC e-bike fire; 4 survive blaze

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — An electric bicycle powered by a lithium ion battery is being blamed for a fatal fire on Monday in New York City that killed two children, marking the latest in a string of e-bike-related fires in the city. However, with the fast-moving nature of e-bike fires and the fact the bike was being charged near the front …

E-bike batteries blamed for 22 NYC fires, 2 deaths this year
1 year, 10 months ago

E-bike batteries blamed for 22 NYC fires, 2 deaths this year

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Lithium ion batteries used to power electric bicycles and scooters have already sparked 22 fires that caused 36 injuries and two deaths in New York City this year, four times the number of fires linked to the batteries by this time last year, officials said Friday. Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh said Mayor Eric Adams’ administration is “coming …

E-bike fires: Why low-quality lithium-ion batteries explode, and why NYC is struggling to stop them.
1 year, 10 months ago

E-bike fires: Why low-quality lithium-ion batteries explode, and why NYC is struggling to stop them.

Slate  

Every day, Manny Ramirez crisscrosses Manhattan, ferrying takeout food, toiletries, and a host of other things that people order on apps. “They are smaller and they last less,” said Hildalyn Colón-Hernández, director of policy and strategic partnership at Los Deliveristas Unidos, an advocacy group for New York City’s delivery workers. The process is called a “thermal runaway”—the battery violently unleashing …

Warning of ‘alarming spate’ of house fires caused by e-bike and e-scooter batteries
1 year, 10 months ago

Warning of ‘alarming spate’ of house fires caused by e-bike and e-scooter batteries

The Independent  

An “alarming spate” of house fires has been caused by e-bikes and e-scooters’ lithium-ion batteries, new figures show. The CTSI is urging businesses importing and selling e-scooters, e-bikes and conversion kits, which change a standard bike to an e-bike, to ensure that the products fully comply with product safety laws. Businesses can be prosecuted and the public can be exposed …

Firefighters renew warning of rise in fires caused by e-bikes
1 year, 10 months ago

Firefighters renew warning of rise in fires caused by e-bikes

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Firefighters have renewed a safety warning about “incredibly concerning” fires …

Dozens injured as lithium battery fire rips through Manhattan high-rise: ‘Unbelievably dangerous’
2 years, 1 month ago

Dozens injured as lithium battery fire rips through Manhattan high-rise: ‘Unbelievably dangerous’

The Independent  

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7 electric bikes went on flames at Pune showroom- Know what happened
2 years, 5 months ago

7 electric bikes went on flames at Pune showroom- Know what happened

India TV News  

In yet another fire incident involving electric vehicles in the country, at least seven electric bikes caught fire at a showroom here reportedly due to overcharging. Reports earlier claimed that the EV fire engulfed a showroom that sells electric two-wheelers and bikes from Komaki India. However, Subhash Sharma, Operation Head, Komaki, told IANS that the recent fire incident caused at …

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