{"id":170934,"date":"2025-06-09T18:38:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T18:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/170934\/"},"modified":"2025-06-09T18:38:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T18:38:10","slug":"terrifying-moment-e-bike-battery-bursts-into-flames-sending-birmingham-man-running-for-his-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/170934\/","title":{"rendered":"Terrifying moment e-bike battery bursts into flames &#8211; sending Birmingham man running for his life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Terrifying footage shows the moment an e-bike owner ran for his life after its battery exploded inside his home while it was on charge.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The man was forced to flee in terror when the battery suddenly burst into flames just a few feet away from him at his property in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.expressandstar.com\/news\/local-hubs\/birmingham\/2025\/06\/09\/were-sorry-but-there-will-be-cancellations-rail-operator-warn-strikes-will-disrupt-trains-from-birmingham\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Birmingham<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2b2e1b2a-5c73-48ad-a083-fe2067fe6b14.jpg\"   alt=\"Sparks fly from an e-bike after the battery explodes inside the owner's West Midlands home.\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"w-full max-w-none\"\/>Sparks fly from an e-bike after the battery explodes inside the owner&#8217;s West Midlands home.<\/p>\n<p>In the clip, the owner can first be seen approaching the charging device before tentatively moving away towards the door.<\/p>\n<p>It then suddenly explodes with a huge flash, as thick black smoke begins billowing into the room and soon blocks the view of the camera.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch the free-to-view programme on demand on the Shots! website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shotstv.com\/watch\/vod\/52923196\/caught-on-camera-e-bike-fires\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.expressandstar.com\/news\/2025\/06\/07\/dangerous-west-midlands-cannabis-farm-has-been-shut-down-by-police-and-a-man-arrested\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">West Midlands Fire Service<\/a> released the footage to warn people about the dangers of not charging e-bikes correctly. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A fire service spokesperson said: &#8220;This is the terrifying moment an e-bike battery exploded when it was on charge. The owner of the footage has kindly let us share it, to flag the dangers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether it&#8217;s an e-bike or scooter, mobile phone or other device, always charge safely. Follow the manufacturer&#8217;s instructions. Never leave an item charging while you&#8217;re asleep or away from home. Never charge where a fire could block your escape route. Always unplug when the device is fully charged.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Please share to encourage others to charge safely.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Caught on Camera: E-Bike Fires premiere<\/p>\n<p>Caught on Camera: E-Bike Fires will premiere on TV channel Shots!, Freeview channel 262, on June 15 at 7pm.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Have you got a video you want to share with our readers? You can now send it to us online via YourWorld at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourworld.net\/submit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.yourworld.net\/submit\/<\/a> It&#8217;s free to use and, once checked, your footage will appear on our website.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Terrifying footage shows the moment an e-bike owner ran for his life after its battery exploded inside his&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":170935,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7820],"tags":[855,748,393,4884,10235,379,12,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-170934","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-birmingham","8":"tag-birmingham","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-latest-videos","13":"tag-local-hubs","14":"tag-news","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170934","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=170934"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170934\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/170935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=170934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=170934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=170934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}