00:01Uber Eats and London Fire Brigade are working together to warn delivery riders about e-bike
00:06and e-scooter battery fire risks. The campaign includes safety guidance and training access
00:11through the Uber Eats app. Fire crews say there were 206 e-bike fires in London last year,
00:18with dozens more already this year. In the first four months of this year, crews dealt with 56
00:23e-bike fires and 8 e-scooter fires. Officials say lithium-ion batteries can overheat and warn
00:29against cheap, unsafe products bought online. They add three deaths have been linked to e-bike
00:35fires since 2023, and they've urged riders to follow safety advice going forward from now on.
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