Northern to ban e-scooters from its trains over fears lithium batteries may catch fire
Northern is introducing a ban on all e-scooters, hoverboards and e-skateboards from its trains and railway stations.
Lithium batteries have been linked to a number of fires. Yesterday the M.E.N. reported t he moment the front window of a house exploded in a blaze said by the fire service to have been caused by modified electric bike batteries. In the summer, firefighters issued an urgent warning about fires involving e-bikes following a blaze at a high-rise block of flats in west London.
"As these devices have become more and more popular, so have the horror stories of lithium batteries overheating and catching fire.
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