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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