Lithium-Ion Battery Danger Warning After E-bike Explodes and Injures Man

Fire and Rescue New South Wales (NSW) is again warning the community about the risk of lithium-ion batteries after an e-bike caught on fire in Sydney’s southwest. The fire occurred on the third level of a 10-storey building on French Avenue in Bankstown, on March 14. A 30-year-old man received treatment from New South Wales Ambulance at the scene before he was taken to hospital for further medical assistance. Fire crews established that an e-bike was plugged in and charging at the time of the fire. There were four people inside the building at the time. Thermal Runaway Warning Acting Superintendent Mathew Sigmund explained that lithium-ion batteries can enter thermal runaway and warned the community not to leave lithium batteries on charge....