inferno<\/a>, which an experienced firefighter said was the hottest and worst he had seen in 21 years, started in their maisonette, leaving the couple unable to escape.<\/p>\nIn April, seven people were rushed to hospital in Cardiff after a fire, sparked by a battery-powered scooter, gutted their family home in the middle of the night.<\/p>\n
And in September 2023, a fire broke out on the 11th floor of a tower block in Coventry, which was caused by an e-bike battery. The incident was attended by around 50 firefighters.<\/p>\n
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Couple Karlo and Natasha were tragically killed in a house fire horrific sparked by an e-bike battery in November 2024(Image: West Midlands Fire Service\/SWNS)<\/p>\n
Support from fire crews came as the Product Regulation and Metrology Bill makes its way through the House of Commons ahead of its final stages in Parliament.<\/p>\n
The Bill is expected to tackle key issues, including the safety of products sold through online marketplaces and the regulation of products such as e-bikes and their batteries.<\/p>\n
West Midlands Fire Service is the second-largest fire and rescue service in England.<\/p>\n
Lesley Rudd, chief executive at Electrical Safety First, said: \u201cThe increasing number of fires caused by e-bike and e-scooter batteries, not only in the West Midlands but right across the country, shows how urgently we need new laws to tackle this issue. It\u2019s imperative the Government\u2019s Product Regulation and Metrology Bill adequately addresses the problem.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to have the backing of West Midlands Fire Service, who are all too familiar with the devastating impact substandard e-bike battery fires can wreak on households. Their involvement is pivotal in tackling this deadly issue and bringing about improved safety measures.\u201d<\/p>\n
Emily Fernandez, head of prevention for West Midlands Fire Service, said: \u201cWest Midlands Fire Service is pleased to support Electrical Safety First\u2019s important campaign to improve safety around e-bike batteries. We also continue to work closely with others in the sector \u2013 including London Fire Brigade \u2013 in support of the Product Regulation and Metrology Bill.<\/p>\n
\u201cEducating people about the risks of lithium-ion batteries, and raising awareness, is vital. If we can help increase understanding, we can help influence safer choices. Preventing potentially serious and tragic incidents is far better than people needing to call for our help should the unthinkable happen.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The West Midlands has seen a 50 per cent increase in fires linked to lithium-ion batteries in e-bikes…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":175694,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7820],"tags":[855,748,393,4884,16,15,13284],"class_list":{"0":"post-175693","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-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom","14":"tag-west-midlands-fire-service"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175693","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=175693"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175693\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/175694"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=175693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=175693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=175693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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West Midlands firefighters are backing calls for tougher laws on e-bike and e-scooter batteries after a shocking increase in fires linked to lithium batteries. Pictured: The scene of an e-bike battery fire in Coventry(Image: West Midlands Fire Service)<\/p>\n