Avoid a Fire Hazard: Charging your e-bike indoors?

Please consider the fire hazard of recharging your e-bike indoors.  There have been dozens of fire deaths in North America related to lithium battery fires this past year.  Lithium-ion batteries can become very dangerous when:

• Batteries are over-charged
• Different chargers than the ones manufacturers provide are used
• People make their own batteries or combine components
• Batteries are tampered with or damaged
• Lower-quality batteries are purchased, often from online sellers

Be safe, and follow the bike or scooter’s manufacturer’s instructions for recharging, and find a safer spot to recharge your batteries than overnight inside your home.
 
Here is an article from NYC regarding E-bike fires but you only need to google E-bike fires in Canada to read about more tragedies closer to home:
nypost.com/2022/11/27/fdny-issues-safety-bulletin-to-prevent-deadly-e-bike-battery-fires
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Fire Chief J. Caldbeck