18 deaths from battery fires show hidden danger of UK's e-bike boom
- 14 hours agoAidan McNameeBBC Verify BBCEighteen people have died and nearly 700 have been injured in fires caused by e-bikes and e-scooters, new data shows.
- Fatalities recorded by fire and rescue services across the UK from these fires include cases where people became trapped inside burning homes, died while trying to escape from a fire out of a high window, or from inhaling toxic smoke.
- More than 2,000 fires were started by e-bikes, e-scooters or their batteries between 2019 and 2025, Freedom of Information requests made by BBC Verify show.
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- 14 hours agoAidan McNameeBBC Verify BBCEighteen people have died and nearly 700 have been injured in fires caused by e-bikes and e-scooters, new data shows.
- Fatalities recorded by fire and rescue services across the UK from these fires include cases where people became trapped inside burning homes, died while trying to escape from a fire out of a high window, or from inhaling toxic smoke.
- More than 2,000 fires were started by e-bikes, e-scooters or their batteries between 2019 and 2025, Freedom of Information requests made by BBC Verify show.
Sources: BBC News