Fires involving lithium-ion batteries
Case reference FOI2026/00884
Received 28 July 2026
Published 30 July 2026
Request
I would like to request the following information relating to fires involving lithium-ion batteries in e-bikes and e-scooters attended by the London Fire Brigade for the period 1 January 2023 to the date this request is processed. Please provide:
1. The total number of fires involving e-bikes and the total number of fires involving e-scooters, broken down by calendar year.
2. Where recorded, a breakdown of these fires by the recorded cause or circumstance (for example, charging, battery failure, collision damage or other recorded categories).
3. The total number of injuries and fatalities resulting from these incidents, broken down by calendar year.
4. A breakdown of the incidents by London borough.
Response
The information you have requested for points 1, 2 and 3 is published online via the London Datastore and can be accessed using the following link:
https://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/lithium-and-electric-vehicle-fires-vd4zo
(If you download the dataset, the first sheet contains data on device type, ignition source and item first ignited and the second sheet contains details on injuries and fatalities).
We recently published a response to a FOI request for the information requested in point 4, you can access our response using the following link:
Documents
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