Charging electric bikes in apartments poses a "significant" risk of the entire block going up in flames, a Dublin City Council executive has warned.
Electric bicycles and scooters have become a popular means of transport around the city. However, charging the batteries that power these vehicles have already caused fires inside people's homes.
And Executive Manger at DCC Liam Bergin told councillors at a meeting that he expects "bike cages" with charging facilities to be introduced in the Council's flat complexes. The move would seek to cut down on the risk of posed by the batteries being charged inside houses and apartments.
