This is the terrifying moment a window was blown out after a ‘modified’ e-bike battery set fire to a house in Failsworth.
The footage, captured by CCTV at a neighbouring home, shows the dangers of charging e-bikes that have not been properly cared for, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS), says. The incident took place on November 20 last year, and hospitalised two people.
The blaze began when a ‘modified electric bike battery’ caught fire. Just before 6am on that Sunday, three fire engines from Hollins, Manchester Central, and Philips Park were scrambled to the living room of the terraced house, with firefighters needing two breathing apparatus and one hose reel to extinguish it.
