Warning over ferocious fires sparked by e-bike and e-scooter batteries

A FIRE service has posted images of a burnt-out home – to warn of the rise in infernos sparked by e-scooters and e-bikes charged indoors.

- Chris Riches

Rescuers had to use a thermal image camera to identify two people in the smoke and rush them to hospital while the house was gutted.

The victims needed treatment for smoke inhalation as experts warned of the dangers of charging batteries inside – especially when people sleep.