A newly-released video by London Fire Brigade shows just how dangerous it can be when a faulty e-bike catches fire and explodes.

The footage from last weekend, the second such incident in as many weeks, highlights the risks of lithium batteries on e-bikes and e-scooters.

The bike exploded and burst into flames at a block of flats in Roehampton on the night of Saturday, 20 May. The CCTV footage from the entrance to Avi Gooransingh’s home in Tangley Grove shows the bike’s battery erupt after it goes into thermal runaway.

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