Fire chief warns about e-bike charging after deaths of a mother and two children
He said conversion kits - where an electrical component is added to a standard bike - were "a challenge" for the fire service and could cause battery failure."Most people will not experience a house fire in their lifetime, however in these types of fires where lithium ion is concerned, when the battery fails it ejects its contents which makes it more of an intense blaze.
It added: "On occasions batteries can fail catastrophically. They can explode and/or lead to a rapidly developing fire."Area commander Stuart Smith said the service spent two days at the scene of Friday's fire on Sackville Close with police and specialist fire investigation support."All we know from the fire investigation is that the e-bike was on charge, the plug was switched on, it was connected," he said.
"I appreciate people want them ready to use to get about during the day, so they charge them at night - but I would urge people to charge them when they are awake and alert."
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