Two people escape e-bike battery blast

A hostel in Sydney was evacuated following a fire, caused by an e-bike battery.

One of the individuals suffered burns to the leg, but both escaped with their lives as the battery ignited.

Watch the terrifying moment in the clip above and read more here: https://trib.al/dT2ZEeq

#EBike #Australia #Sydney #Hostel

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15 Comments

@terrancenorris9992 on October 4, 2023 7:58 am

Perhaps technology in electricity storage still has a ways to go…
@jangosavdjdubsak1079 on October 4, 2023 8:00 am

Back to the Future.
@juriaanoussoren on October 4, 2023 8:04 am

The guy 😂How?? He is faster then the xplosion 😂
Dude became a real life movie figure!
So why did the """"""Ebike"""""" explode???
@baronedipiemonte3990 on October 4, 2023 8:34 am

I remember some 15-16 months ago one of the London Fire Chiefs got on the news and warned people about this EXACT SAME THING !!!
@rockdaddy2168 on October 4, 2023 9:25 am

Ya, let's go electric vehicles. Only a senile old man could be talked into this.
@tsunamis82 on October 4, 2023 9:49 am

If they had shut the door!
@tolitsdterrible4785 on October 4, 2023 9:52 am

Made in China?
@BarghestOne on October 4, 2023 10:35 am

#madeinchina they wont let anyone but the chinese import dirty battery bombs into the country.
@catherinenewsome5761 on October 4, 2023 11:08 am

Do not charge indoors
@fishing-gardening-travelling on October 4, 2023 12:46 pm

Made in China 🇨🇳
@cannibalholiday on October 4, 2023 2:46 pm

Tips for lithium batteries:
Never charge when still hot from use.
If they're drained too much, do not try workarounds to bypass battery protection to charge them. Drained batteries act like a resistor and will heat up until they may explode.
Never charge indoors.
Buy a "battery can" to charge in. This is a steel box with a hole for the charging cable and a hole with a fireproof filter on it. If the battery explodes the can controls the flames and catches some of the smoke.
The smoke is EXTREMELY toxic.
@steveholloway1963 on October 4, 2023 3:19 pm

Send them to the Ukrainian army they will make use of them
@roaming.spectre. on October 4, 2023 11:35 pm

Just buy a traditional bike ffs , what is it with people and these cheap rubbish electric things
@eddieyeoh4098 on October 5, 2023 7:39 am

Electrifying!!!! 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫
@BosvarkDelta on October 5, 2023 10:26 am

Ban all this crap