{"id":294716,"date":"2024-01-12T18:01:40","date_gmt":"2024-01-12T17:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=294716"},"modified":"2024-01-12T18:01:43","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T17:01:43","slug":"authorities-investigate-cause-of-fire-at-sydney-e-bike-workshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=294716","title":{"rendered":"Authorities investigate cause of fire at Sydney e-bike workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"378\" data-attachment-id=\"294723\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=294723\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0Is-Your-E-Bike-Battery-Safe.png?fit=1200%2C628&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,628\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0Is-Your-E-Bike-Battery-Safe.png?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0Is-Your-E-Bike-Battery-Safe.png?resize=768%2C402&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0Is-Your-E-Bike-Battery-Safe.png?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Blaze broke out at Croydon building Friday morning, with firefighters highlighting risks from lithium batteries<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An e-bike workshop has been destroyed in an early morning fire in Sydney\u2019s inner west, causing road closures along the suburb\u2019s shopping strip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Residents were woken just before 5am on Friday after the fire broke out at the building on Elizabeth Street in Croydon. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2024\/jan\/05\/croydon-sydney-e-bike-workshop-fire-police-investigation-cause-battery\">The Guardian<\/a> has the story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The building \u2013 which houses a business that sells, rents and repairs e-bikes \u2013 was destroyed in the blaze, with insurers and structural engineers called in to assess the possibility of collapse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cause of the fire had yet to be determined, Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhilst this property was an e-bike-scooter outlet and assembly business, there is no indication that charging batteries caused the fire,\u201d a spokesperson said. \u201cThere is an inherent danger to these batteries once they are involved in or exposed to fire.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The council-run Ashfield aquatic centre, located less than 200 metres from the warehouse, was unaffected by the blaze, with classes running as normal from 6am.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At a local cafe, the morning rush remained in full swing, unaffected by road closures along Elizabeth Street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Supt Joshua Turner of FRNSW said the warehouse fire and thick smoke immediately increased the alert level for crews responding to the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen [fire crews] made access, they found it actually was an e-bike repair centre,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read the full story <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2024\/jan\/05\/croydon-sydney-e-bike-workshop-fire-police-investigation-cause-battery\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" 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