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Related: About this forumE-bike battery explosion injury in DC has officials urging caution about safe ownership
E-bike battery explosion injury in DC has officials urging caution about safe ownership
Kyle Cooper | kcooper@wtop.com
September 5, 2023, 5:32 AM
A man was critically injured after an electric bicycle explosion at a home in Northwest D.C. last Thursday.
The battery caught fire at a home in the 700 block of Irving Street near Georgia Avenue.
Now, D.C. Fire and EMS is out with a warning.
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Kyle Cooper
Weekend and fill-in anchor Kyle Cooper has been with WTOP since 1992. Over those 25 years, Kyle has worked as a street reporter, editor and anchor. Prior to WTOP, Kyle worked at several radio stations in Indiana and at the Indianapolis Star Newspaper.
kcooper@wtop.com
Kyle Cooper | kcooper@wtop.com
September 5, 2023, 5:32 AM
A man was critically injured after an electric bicycle explosion at a home in Northwest D.C. last Thursday.
The battery caught fire at a home in the 700 block of Irving Street near Georgia Avenue.
Now, D.C. Fire and EMS is out with a warning.
{snip}
Kyle Cooper
Weekend and fill-in anchor Kyle Cooper has been with WTOP since 1992. Over those 25 years, Kyle has worked as a street reporter, editor and anchor. Prior to WTOP, Kyle worked at several radio stations in Indiana and at the Indianapolis Star Newspaper.
kcooper@wtop.com
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E-bike battery explosion injury in DC has officials urging caution about safe ownership (Original Post)
mahatmakanejeeves
Sep 2023
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Most damage has been done in cities where bikes exploded inside apartment buildings.
3Hotdogs
Sep 2023
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doc03
(37,248 posts)1. If your Tesla doesn't kill you, your bicycle will. I wouldn't have either one in
my garage. Unless you have some physical handicap what is the point of an electric bike?
3Hotdogs
(13,765 posts)2. Most damage has been done in cities where bikes exploded inside apartment buildings.
IronLionZion
(47,315 posts)3. As an alternative transport for urban commuting
transit friendly neighborhoods are the most expensive in many cities. So it's an alternative to driving a vehicle.
doc03
(37,248 posts)5. I am 75 years old and ride 25 or more miles on a regular
basis and I don't have a electric bike.
elleng
(137,604 posts)4. Oh gee.
Not far from our home. (Moved 10+ years ago.)