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 2023, but a dramatic rise from just two recorded in 2017.

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