UK Firefighters Respond to a Lithium-Ion Battery Fire Every Five Hours, Data Reveals

UK firefighters respond to a lithium-ion battery fire every five hours, data reveals

Electric bikes were responsible for nearly a third of all calls – 520, to be exact – in the UK last year. Unsurprisingly, retrofitted models were involved in more incidents compared to those that shipped with batteries from the factory. For comparison, there were only 149 calls for ebike fires in 2022.Read Entire Article

E-bikes blamed amid 147% rise in lithium-ion battery fires in three years

Record number of fires linked to e-bikes and scooters leave fire fighters 'extremely concerned', and calling for tighter regulation

The items most commonly linked to lithium-ion battery fires in the UK have been revealed

Insurer analysis based on UK fire service data highlights the household items most commonly linked to lithium-ion battery fires as incidents continue to rise across the UK

Lithium-ion battery fires reported in UK every five hours, QBE data shows

Fire and rescue services across the UK are now responding to lithium-ion battery fires approximately once every five hours