Maha: Seven-yr-old boy dies in EV scooter battery blast, family blames manufacturer
2 years, 2 months ago

Maha: Seven-yr-old boy dies in EV scooter battery blast, family blames manufacturer

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The incident occurred at 4:30 AM when Shabbir and his grandmother was sleeping in the hall where the EV battery was also plugged in charging. As it exploded, both Shabbir and his grandmother sustained burns Palghar: A seven-year-old boy succumbed to injuries ten days after an electric scooter battery exploded while charging at home in Vasai area of Maharashtra’s Palghar district. A few months ago, an EV fire occurred in Andhra Pradesh, where the battery of an electric two-wheeler detonated in a house, killing one person and injuring three others. Earlier on Wednesday, three people died and eight others were seriously injured in a fire due to a boiler explosion at a factory in the Vasai area of Palghar district, informed the Fire Department.

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Bengaluru Electric Vehicle showroom catches fire while charging a scooter, 20-year-old employee killed
1 month ago

Bengaluru Electric Vehicle showroom catches fire while charging a scooter, 20-year-old employee killed

Hindustan Times  

A devastating fire at an EV electric bike showroom on Bengaluru’s Dr. Rajkumar Road near Navarang Bar Junction claimed the life of a 20-year-old woman and left another person injured on Tuesday evening. According to senior fire and emergency officials, the blaze is suspected to have been triggered by an EV scooter battery explosion during charging. The fire quickly engulfed …

Uttar Pradesh: House gutted in Lucknow after battery scooter explodes during charging
1 year, 4 months ago

Uttar Pradesh: House gutted in Lucknow after battery scooter explodes during charging

India TV News  

Lucknow news: A house was completely gutted when a battery scooter exploded while being charged inside a house in Chowk area, police officials said today. “The incident happened in the house of Mohammad Naseem, a resident of Jal Nigam Road under Thakurganj police station,” said Pushpendra Kumar Yadav, fire station officer Chowk. Mohammad Naseem said that the scooter which exploded …

Fire blamed on e-scooter battery kills woman, 5-year-old
2 years, 4 months ago

Fire blamed on e-scooter battery kills woman, 5-year-old

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A fire sparked by an electric scooter’s battery killed a woman and a 5-year-old girl inside a New York City apartment early Wednesday, authorities said. The fire was reported at about 2:30 a.m. in a sixth-floor apartment in East Harlem, police said. The Fire Department said on Twitter that the fire was caused by “lithium ion batteries …

WATCH: Another Electric Scooter from Pure EV Catches Fire, This Time in Gujarat
2 years, 6 months ago

WATCH: Another Electric Scooter from Pure EV Catches Fire, This Time in Gujarat

News 18  

As the electric vehicle industry awaits new government quality-centric guidelines, another e-scooter belonging to Pure EV went into flames in Gujarat. Watch Video: As fires and explosions in electric two-wheelers continue unabated, the government is all set to introduce EV battery standards for EV two-wheelers that will be expanded to four-wheelers at a later stage. The preliminary findings from the …

CCPA Sends Notices to Pure Electric, Boom Motors After Scooter Explosion
2 years, 7 months ago

CCPA Sends Notices to Pure Electric, Boom Motors After Scooter Explosion

News 18  

In fresh trouble for electric two-wheelers, the Central Consumer Protection Authority, which comes under the Union Consumer Affairs Ministry, has sent notices to Pure EV and Boom Motors after their e-scooters exploded in April. Pure EV and Boom Motors along with Ola Electric, Jitendra EV and Okinawa Autotech, recalled faulty batches after the EV fire incidents were reported. The committee …

EV battery explodes, killing 1 and injuring 3 in Andhra Pradesh
2 years, 8 months ago

EV battery explodes, killing 1 and injuring 3 in Andhra Pradesh

Hindustan Times  

A 40-year-old man was killed when the battery of his new electric bike exploded causing fire in his bedroom in Vijayawada city in the early hours of Saturday. The incident was similar to the one that happened three days ago in Nizamabad town in neighbouring Telangana where an electric vehicle battery exploded killing an 80-year-old man. We have also spoken …

Andhra Pradesh: 40-year-old man killed as EV battery explodes in Vijaywada
2 years, 8 months ago

Andhra Pradesh: 40-year-old man killed as EV battery explodes in Vijaywada

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This is the latest in a series of accidents involving electric vehicles in India. On 21 April, an 80-year-old man was killed in an EV battery blast in Telangana Amaravati: A 40-year-old man was killed when the battery of his new electric bike exploded causing fire in his bedroom in Vijayawada city in the early hours of Saturday. The incident …

Man killed as battery of e-scooter explodes in Vijayawada, wife and children critical
2 years, 8 months ago

Man killed as battery of e-scooter explodes in Vijayawada, wife and children critical

The Hindu  

A man succumbed to burns and suffocation while his wife and children were battling for life allegedly due to the explosion of the battery of his electric scooter bought a day ago, in Gulabi Thota of Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh. According to the Suryarao Pet police, the victim Kotakonda Siva Kumar died while being rushed to hospital on Saturday morning. …

Andhra Pradesh: Man killed in EV explosion only a day after buying vehicle
2 years, 8 months ago

Andhra Pradesh: Man killed in EV explosion only a day after buying vehicle

India TV News  

In another incident involving an electric vehicle explosion, a 40-year-old man was killed on Saturday just a day after buying a new vehicle in Vijayawada. This incident was similar to the one that happened three days ago in Nizamabad town in neighbouring Telangana where an electric vehicle battery exploded killing an 80-year-old man. We have also spoken to the EV …

EV battery explodes, man succumbs to injuries
2 years, 8 months ago

EV battery explodes, man succumbs to injuries

The Hindu  

The battery of an electric scooter exploded in a house in Nizamabad late on Tuesday night, leaving one person dead and two others injured. Nizamabad III Town police identified the victim as Ramaswamy, a resident of Subhash Nagar Colony. According to the police, the detachable battery of the e-vehicle, which was being charged indoors and in the same room where …

Biggest EV Fire in India? 20 Brand New E-Scooters from Jitendra EV Burst into Flames: Watch
2 years, 8 months ago

Biggest EV Fire in India? 20 Brand New E-Scooters from Jitendra EV Burst into Flames: Watch

News 18  

Electric Scooters and fires seem to be synonymous these days and now, in perhaps the biggest EV fire accident, 20 brand new electric scooters from a company called Jitendra EV, caught fire and the incident was caught on video. The container had a total of 40 Jitendra electric scooters and the upper deck, containing 20 of these scooters can be …

Electric scooter catches fire in Tamil Nadu's Trichy, no injuries reported
2 years, 8 months ago

Electric scooter catches fire in Tamil Nadu's Trichy, no injuries reported

India Today  

A few days after a father-daughter duo was killed after an electric bike exploded while charging in Tamil Nadu's Vellore, another incident of an electric vehicle catching fire was reported from Manapparai, Trichy, on Monday. A 27-year-old man from Padukkakulam had parked his electric vehicle in front of his friend Balu’s shop in Manapparai on March 27. Panicked neighbours immediately …

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