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Macclesfield: Electric bike catches fire in middle of the night

Local News by Alex Greensmith 12th Sep 2024  
A fire engine outside Macclesfield Town Hall. (Image not of incident)
A fire engine outside Macclesfield Town Hall. (Image not of incident)
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An electric bike caught fire in the early hours on Wednesday.

At 2:52am Cheshire Fire and Rescue attended a home where an electric bike set alight in an extension.

Two fire engines from Macclesfield went to the incident on Gawsworth Road.

No serious injuries have been reported, with no one sent to hospital from the incident.

Cheshire Fire and Rescue said the incident was: "A fire involving an electric bike in a conservatory required firefighters to attend and use a large fan to remove smoke from a property."

"Everyone was accounted for and smoke alarms alerted the occupier. Paramedics also attended and checked one person for smoke inhalation."

For advice on preventing fires involving electric vehicles and batteries, please click HERE.

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