🎬 PLEASE WATCH AND SHARE! 😳 This is the terrifying moment an e-bike battery exploded when it was on charge. The owner of the footage has kindly let us share it, to flag the dangers. 🧵 1 of 3

Whether it's an e-bike or scooter, mobile phone or other device, ALWAYS charge safely. ✅ Follow the manufacturer's instructions. ❌ NEVER leave an item charging while you're asleep or away from home. 🧵 2 of 3

❌ Never charge where a fire could block your escape route. ✅ Always unplug when the device is fully charged. PLEASE SHARE, to encourage others to #ChargeSafely. Visit our website for more life-saving electrical safety tips: 🧵 3 of 3

Thermal runaway is very scary

Hi Guys any chance of having this vid so I can use in my Fire wardens training at my NHS Trust?

We'll first need to check with the owner of the footage. Please leave this with us. Thanks.

Scary how quickly there things can ignite and turn into an inferno. Is there anywhere I can download this clip to share on our company's internal social media

Feel free to copy the tweet link or use the Tweet's embed code to share on your staff channel/s.

@CheshireFire Was it a Chinese bike/ battery

@ECFRS Worries me that there is a potential/probable thing like this happening with the batteries in electric vehicles. Is there any research etc on how fire crews can deal with faulty/dangerous/damaged EV batteries in the event of an accident or anything?

@WestMidsFire We have recently written about how our fire service is adapting to respond to EV fires: