Dramatic footage exhibits e-scooter battery catch fireplace in kitchen – as proprietor says he ‘cheated demise’

Dramatic footage of an e-scooter explosion has been launched to focus on the dangers round charging the autos indoors.

The London Fire Brigade (LFB) printed the video displaying the second an e-scooter catches fireplace whereas plugged in at a home in Brent, northwest London, on Saturday.

It takes simply seconds for the room to be engulfed in flames and smoke.

Security guard Dell Williams, 37, was charging the e-scooter that he purchased a fortnight earlier after seeing a list on Gumtree.

Neither he nor the opposite tenants dwelling within the property had been close to the kitchen when the fireplace broke out.

He stated: “I just want to thank the Lord that we managed to get out of there in one piece. I am so grateful to be alive.

“I spent eight hours in hospital as a result of inhaling smoke from the fireplace.

“When I went back to the house, it was such an eye-opener.

“I used to be shocked, I’m shocked now. I’m so grateful that nobody else was harm. I cheated demise.”

He added: “Don’t have e-scooters in the house. Charge outside.”

LFB deputy commissioner Dom Ellis stated one of these fireplace is changing into increasingly widespread.

He stated: “As the video shows, once a battery starts to go into thermal runaway, a fire develops very quickly and can block escape routes.

“Thermal runaway can result in the destruction of the battery and a ferocious fireplace.

“We know prior to ignition, thermal runaway can lead to the ejection of a range of gases. The white and grey coloured smoke is not harmless, and the speed at which these incidents develop shouldn’t be ignored.”

Users of e-scooters and e-bikes are suggested to permit their batteries to chill down earlier than recharging them, and to purchase chargers and batteries from respected sellers.

LFB additionally urged individuals to suit smoke alarms in areas the place charging occurs indoors.

The brigade has been known as to 48 e-bike fires and 12 e-scooter fires within the capital thus far this yr.

Private e-scooters can’t be legally ridden on roads or pavements within the UK however have develop into a standard sight, significantly in city areas.

On Wednesday, transport minister Jesse Norman informed the Commons’ Transport Select Committee that e-scooter and e-bike fires are “an issue of serious concern” and the Government is “working hard on it”.