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17.01.2025

E-bike fire risks in schools

Netherlands schools are banning e-bike batteries, installing fire resistant cabinets or establishing charging stations. The Netherlands fire services indicate that they are making efforts to inform schools of the fire risks of e-bike batteries, which can fill a room with highly toxic smoke in a few seconds in case of misfunction. The fire services indicate that although mobile phone or laptop batteries can also explode, an e-bike battery fire is much more dangerous, requiring to urgently move away from it.

“Brandende fietsaccu's in de klas? Scholen nemen voorzorgsmaatregelen” (Burning bicycle batteries in the classroom? Schools take precautions), NOS News, The Netherlands, 29th November 2024 https://nos.nl/l/2546314