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i heard me son shouting, "dad, dad, dad, the bike's on fire!" two, three minutes, the house had gone. everything's in there. i come out with nowt, i come out with a pair of underpants, that were it. e—scooters and e—bikes can be an environmentally friendly, safe way of getting about. they're powered by lithium iron batteries, which contain a large amount of energy in a small space. but this is thermal runaway demonstrated in a lab. if a cell in a faulty battery heats up uncontrollably, a devastating chain reaction can follow. the owner of this electric bike was lucky to escape unharmed. when it comes to the sale of batteries that power e—scooters and e—bikes, there are now calls for change. as things stand, uk manufacturers can self—certify that their batteries are safe, but a report out today is calling for legally—enforced independent third party regulation of safety standards, which is what happens for other high risk products, such as heavy machinery, medical