Fires sparked by faulty e-bikes and e-scooters have injured at least 190 people in the UK and killed eight, the Guardian can reveal, as a surge in public enthusiasm for battery-assisted travel is matched by a more than quadrupling in blazes since 2020.Overheating lithium-ion batteries create fierce fires releasing toxic smoke and are now occurring at the rate of at least six a week in the UK, according to figures obtained under the Freedom of Information Act.
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