Bike
battery fire in The Hague destroys home, damages seven
September
30, 2025
https://www.dutchnews.nl/2025/09/bike-battery-fire-in-the-hague-destroys-home-damages-seven/
The
emergency services evacuated the inhabitants of eight apartments in The Hague
on Monday evening when the battery of an electric fatbike caught fire during
recharging.
The fire
started at 10 pm and was already so advanced that some of the inhabitants had
to be rescued from their balconies. Three people were taken to hospital to be
treated for smoke inhalation.
The
apartment where the fire broke out is beyond salvaging, the fire service said,
and the inhabitants of the other apartments must also wait until their homes
are declared safe.
Batteries
used in electric vehicles, power tools, tablets, phones and games are an
increasing source of house fires, according to figures from the insurers
association VvV.
Technical
faults or damage to the battery can cause it to overheat, leading to a
phenomenon called “thermal runaway” and an intense fire that can be difficult
to control.
In 2023,
batteries were responsible for 5% of all home fires, up from 3% in 2022, the
VvV said. No figures are available yet for 2024 or this year.
Some 48%
of all new bikes sold in the Netherlands in 2024 were electric.
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