'Backyard' e-bike battery repairs starting deadly fires, inquest told

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How it spread - 4 original reports

1. Thu, 27 August 2026

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   • ABC News (Australia)05:31first to report
     'Backyard' e-bike battery repairs starting deadly fires, inquest told

     Do-it-yourself and YouTube-inspired lithium-ion battery modifications and repairs have been blamed for fires, some of which were deadly.

2. Mon, 31 August 2026

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   • ABC News (Australia)05:53
     Family loses house and e-bike business in battery fire

     A family in northern New South Wales say they have lost everything including pet dogs in an intense blaze thought to have been sparked by an e-bike battery.

3. Wed, 2 September 2026

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   • getsurrey.co.uk07:03
     'A fire destroyed my home in 10 minutes because of 1 common item – get rid'

     A house fire survivor has urged people to safely dispose of a common, regularly forgotten item after one of hers is believed to have 'spontaneously combusted', destroying her home in less than 10 minutes

4. Tue, 8 September 2026

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   • eastbaytimes.com12:19
     New York teen killed when his e-bike battery explodes

     Caleb Matthews was charging his e-bike so he could visit his grandmother when its battery exploded. The blaze killed him and his three pets.