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Telegraph
5 days ago
- Telegraph
Unregulated e-bike batteries ‘risk to public safety', warns coroner
A coroner has warned that online lithium battery sales pose a 'significant and growing risk to public safety', after the death of a 28-year-old in a house fire that was started by his e-bike. Mohsin Janjua had bought the part on eBay and tests of one from the same store, thought to originally be from China, it did not comply with UK safety standards. The e-bike suddenly caught fire on the night of Dec 2 2023, when Mr Janjua was sleeping on the sofa next to it. He was able to alert his mother and son, who escaped through the front door, but he died when re-entering the building to try and save his brother. Believed to have been trapped inside, he had actually jumped to safety. Martin Fleming, the senior coroner for West Yorkshire, has warned that unregulated lithium-ion batteries bought online pose a 'significant risk' to the public. The inquest heard that Mr Janjua, from Bradford, had replaced the previous electric motor with the lithium-ion battery just a week before he died. On the night of Dec 2 2023, he had plugged the e-bike into the living room mains to charge whilst he slept on the sofa. However, the battery 'catastrophically failed' and set the Carrera bike on fire. When the fire brigade arrived, they found the 28-year-old in an upstairs bedroom. Officers initially thought he was unresponsive but later found he had already died.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Yahoo
E-bike battery warning after man killed in blaze
A coroner has asked the government to examine rules around the sale of lithium-ion battery kits used to change pedal cycles into e-bikes after a fatal fire believed to have been sparked by one of the cells. Mohsin Janjua, 28, died after his converted e-bike caught fire while charging in the living room overnight at his Bradford home. Following an inquest into Mr Janjua's death, senior coroner Martin Fleming said it was "more likely than not that the fire was caused by a catastrophic failure" of the battery. He said that kits intended for e-bike conversions sold through online market places "pose a significant and growing risk to public safety". A Prevention of Future Deaths report published on Monday explained how the inquest into Mr Janjua's death heard how when he became aware of the fire in December 2023, he alerted his mother and son in the upstairs bedroom and they were all able to escape via the front door. However, Mr Janjua believed his brother was trapped inside the house and he went back in to find him, but his sibling had already leapt to safety from an upstairs window. Fire crews searching the property found Mr Janjua unresponsive in a rear bedroom and he was subsequently confirmed to have died. 'Review and reconsider' The inquest, which concluded on 30 July, heard Mr Janjua had converted his Carrera pedal cycle with an electric motor 18 months previously. He replaced the motor a week before he died with a 52-volt battery. A test purchase showed that the battery Mr Janjua bought from a seller on eBay was thought to have come from China and did not conform to UK safety standards. Although the battery recovered from the fire showed some similarities with the test purchase, the coroner said fire damage prevented further identification. The fire investigation officer confirmed in his evidence that the lithium-ion battery purchased by Mr Janjua was the source of the fire. Coroner Mr Fleming wrote to the Office for Product Safety and Standards to "review and reconsider the adequacy of the of the current unregulated sale of lithium-ion batteries". The government office, which is part of the Department for Business and Trade, has until 25 September to respond. Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North. More on this story Man dies in house fire as three others escape Related internet links The Office for Product Safety and Standards
BBC News
6 days ago
- BBC News
Bradford coroner warns danger of e-bike battery fires
A coroner has asked the government to examine rules around the sale of lithium-ion battery kits used to change pedal cycles into e-bikes after a fatal fire believed to have been sparked by one of the Janjua, 28, died after his converted e-bike caught fire while charging in the living room overnight at his Bradford an inquest into Mr Janjua's death, senior coroner Martin Fleming said it was "more likely than not that the fire was caused by a catastrophic failure" of the said that kits intended for e-bike conversions sold through online market places "pose a significant and growing risk to public safety". A Prevention of Future Deaths report published on Monday explained how the inquest into Mr Janjua's death heard how when he became aware of the fire in December 2023, he alerted his mother and son in the upstairs bedroom and they were all able to escape via the front Mr Janjua believed his brother was trapped inside the house and he went back in to find him, but his sibling had already leapt to safety from an upstairs crews searching the property found Mr Janjua unresponsive in a rear bedroom and he was subsequently confirmed to have died. 'Review and reconsider' The inquest, which concluded on 30 July, heard Mr Janjua had converted his Carrera pedal cycle with an electric motor 18 months previously. He replaced the motor a week before he died with a 52-volt battery.A test purchase showed that the battery Mr Janjua bought from a seller on eBay was thought to have come from China and did not conform to UK safety standards. Although the battery recovered from the fire showed some similarities with the test purchase, the coroner said fire damage prevented further fire investigation officer confirmed in his evidence that the lithium-ion battery purchased by Mr Janjua was the source of the fire. Coroner Mr Fleming wrote to the Office for Product Safety and Standards to "review and reconsider the adequacy of the of the current unregulated sale of lithium-ion batteries".The government office, which is part of the Department for Business and Trade, has until 25 September to respond. Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
