Coroner issues warning over unregulated e-bike batteries after man’s death in house fire
A Coroner warned that the batteries sold in online market places for e-bike transformations pose an important and growing risk after death that was thought to be linked to a left charging.
28-year-old Mohsin Janjua died after he suits the transformed e-bike’s Biked house overnight at his home.
Senior coronary Martin Fleming for West Yorkshire Western The government asks the government to re-evaluate the sale of lithium ion batteries used to convert bikes into e-bikes.
After an investigation into the death of Mr. Janjua, Coroner said that the battery he bought from a site on Ebay was more likely to be caused by a destructive failure of the fire.
In 2022, Mr. Janjua transformed his bike using an electric motor and replaced the engine with a 52 -volt battery a week before the deadly fire in December 2023.
After his death, the researchers made test purchases and found that the test purchasing battery and charger, which was thought to be caused by China, did not comply with the UK safety standards and regulations.
Although the battery found after the fire shows similarities with test intake, the scope of the damage prevented further identification.
Coroner said to the government office in a report for product safety and standards: orum I want you to consider the conformity of the regulations to make the safety of the regulations and the legal complaints of the products sold on their sites and the legal complaints. ”
This is the fifth report of the prevention of deaths surrounding lithium ion batteries on electrically operating bicycles and transformed or modified devices.
Charity Electrical Safety Coach Luke Osborne first said: ıl The sub -standard batteries sold freely through online markets pose a life -threatening risk to the public.
“Fires that may arise when these devices fail can be disaster, release toxic gases and reach temperatures of over 600c.”
The government is planning a consultation on online markets and dangerous goods sold on them.
Philanthropy wants to introduce third-party certification for e-bikes and batteries, reduce sub-standard devices to reduce the risk of selling, and also calls for more strict rules in transformation kits for e-bikes.
