An electric bus has caught fire in London, making it the third to burst into flames in the capital this month. The Independent has more.
Firefighters tackled the flames engulfing the single-deck bus at a bus garage on Chelverton Road in Putney on Wednesday.
Twenty people were evacuated from the garage before emergency services arrived on the scene.
A video posted on social media shows the large blaze inside Putney Bus Garage. …
In a message to staff, bus operator Go Ahead said a “precautionary fleet check” of around 380 electric buses is now underway. It added that the “events of this kind that took place inside our premises” on Wednesday “are very rare”.
“Very rare” – haven’t we heard that somewhere before?
In what world is three fires in a month “very rare”? It’s a weekly occurrence.
Worth reading in full.
Meanwhile, electric bikes have caused a record number of fires in New York City, according to the Telegraph. According to figures released by the New York Fire Department, e-bikes were responsible for 267 fires in the city during 2023, claiming 18 lives and causing 150 injuries, with fatalities increasing 200% (i.e., threefold) compared to the previous year.
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