Housing trust in electric scooter fire danger alert

VIDEO WARNS OF BATTERY RISKS WHEN VEHICLES NEED CHARGING FOLLOWING BLAZE

- By TELEGRAPH REPORTER

A DERBY-based homelessness organisation has launched a hard-hitting safety video warning of the dangers of electric scooters and e-bikes following a serious house fire at one of its properties.

Derventio Housing provides accommodation across five UK counties to around 1,200 people a year who would otherwise be homeless, much of it in shared housing.

The housing trust commissioned the video to warn residents of the extreme fire risks posed by electric vehicles when they are plugged in to charge.

Leaders at Derventio said they wanted to make the video to explain to residents why electric scooters and e-bikes are banned in all its properties.

In July last year a resident living in a Derventio Housing Trust property caused a serious fire after plugging in an e-scooter to charge which then burst into flames.

The fire quickly took control and residents had to flee for safety. Fortunately, no-one was hurt.

The housing provider has also had to seize e-scooters found in its properties in the Midlands.