Manchester City Council is expected to install over 200 charging points around Manchester over two years.
15.08.2023 - 22:47 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
An electric bike burst into flames in the street in Salford on Tuesday evening (August 15). Fire crews closed off part of Hamilton Street and Douglas Street after they were called out to the incident.
Dramatic pictures shared by Pendleton ward councillor John Warmisham showed the moment the e-bike erupted into flames outside a house at around 6pm as locals watched on.
Official guidance from the National Fire Chiefs Council says that electric bikes and scooters, which are becoming more popular, typically use lithium batteries which are now resulting in an increasing number of fires.
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Coun Warmisham tweeted pictures of the fire, writing: "Scary the way this electric bike just burst into flames outside my daughters. Thankfully no one was hurt."
A spokesperson for the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said: “At around 6pm this evening (Tuesday August 15), one fire engine from Broughton fire station was called to reports of a fire involving an electric bike on Douglas Street, Salford.
“The crew arrived quickly at the scene. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used a hose reel, thermal imaging camera and gas detector to extinguish the fire and make the area safe. Firefighters were in attendance for around an hour and a half.”
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Manchester City Council is expected to install over 200 charging points around Manchester over two years.
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