Date of Request
March 23
Request
Dear fire service,
Under the FOI Act 2000:
Please could you tell me for each of 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023:
– How many fires suspected of being caused by faulty e-bike or scooter batteries have there been which have been responded to by your fire service
– How many of these caused injuries?
– How many of these cause death?
Many thanks,
Response
Dear X,
Thank you for your request for incident information which has been received by Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (the Service) and considered under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000.
The Service can confirm the requested incident information is held. Please find the incident summary below:
|
Year |
Main Cause |
Source of ignition |
Injury type |
Comments |
|
2020 |
Other |
Electricity supply – Apparatus – batteries, generators |
No victim |
|
|
2020 |
Other intentional burning, going out of control |
Not known |
No victim |
FIRE INVOLVING 1X ELECTRIC SCOOTER NOW EXTINGUISHED |
|
2021 |
Heat source and combustibles brought together deliberately |
Smoking related – Cigarette lighter |
No victim |
INCIDENT HAS INVOLVED A BIRD E SCOOTER ON FIRE |
|
2022 |
Fault in equipment or appliance |
Other domestic style appliance – Battery charger |
No victim |
|
|
2022 |
Faulty fuel supply – electricity |
Electricity supply – Apparatus – batteries, generators |
No victim |
The incident report is not intended to be a line by line account of the incident but a report collated for statistical purposes produced for the Home Office detailing our attendance and initial impressions by the officer in charge. Details of the Incident Commander’s initial impressions are selected from a limited range of options available, which may or may not cover the exact circumstances of each case. This information is included within the report but it should be noted that the information is not based on a detailed investigation and should not be relied upon as evidence.
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Kind regards,
Information Governance Team