E-scooter fires rise – fire chiefs warn of lithium battery dangers

Fire chiefs in London have warned people not to charge their e-scooter or e-bike while they are asleep, and to only use the correct charger, after a man was left with life-changing burns when he tried to tackle an e-bike fire.

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Across the country, authorities are becoming increasingly concerned about the dangers of these blazes in lithium batteries – which are particularly hard to put out.

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