Battery danger: Read this if you have an e-bike or e-scooter

And another one, fortunately no-one dead, possibly one injured person, though not seriously (the article doesn't make clear whether he was injured):

“This fire is yet another example in London of the dangers e-bikes and e-scooters can pose if the battery fails catastrophically and catches fire.”

He added: “Fires involving lithium batteries, which power these vehicles, can be ferocious, producing jets of flame. The blaze is also hot enough to melt through metal. This type of fire produces a highly flammable, explosive and toxic vapour cloud which should never be inhaled.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/ebikes-battery-fire-london-fire-brigade-west-hampstead-b1173896.html