UK fire services attend a lithium-ion fire every five hours
Freedom of Information data gathered by insurer QBE shows 1,760 battery-linked fires in 2025, or 4.8 a day. That is a 147% rise in three years. 23% of the fires were in commercial premises.
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Record 206 e-bike and e-scooter fires in London in 2025
London Fire Brigade attended 206 e-bike and e-scooter fires in 2025, its highest total yet. That is about one every other day. Two people died, and the Brigade is calling for regulation.
Industrial premises top England’s workplace fire figures
Analysis of Home Office data shows 13,172 fires in non-residential buildings in England in 2024/25. Industrial premises had the most workplace fires (1,656), followed by food and drink and retail. Hospitals and medical care premises had 433. Electrical distribution faults…