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  • E-bike battery 'exploded like grenade' and fire ripped through family home - as calls grow for regulation

    07/27/2023 3:38:46 AM PDT · by Oldeconomybuyer · 26 replies
    SKY News ^ | July 27, 2023 | By Tom Acres
    A new report by charity Electrical Safety First has said e-bike and e-scooter batteries should be regulated like fireworks and heavy machinery, which require third-party approval before going on sale. A man has described the moment a fire ripped through his home after the battery for his son's e-bike "exploded like a grenade" in the middle of the night. Andrew Beaton, 59, said his family were "lucky" to escape after the bike, bought online for his son last Christmas, burst into flames while charging under the stairs. The blaze ripped through his Lancaster home at astonishing speed, momentarily trapping his...