Thank you for your request under the Environmental Information Regulations.
We can confirm that Essex County Fire & Rescue Service does hold the information you have requested.
Please see below the answer to your request.
Questions and final response:
Question 1 - Q1) Between January 1st, 2023 - December 31st, 2023, how many fires were suspected of being caused by faulty e-bike or e-scooter batteries by your fire service?
Number Incident Date Make/Model Main Cause of Fire
1 21/02/2023 OVO Scooter Batteries
2 02/05/2023 YZPOWER 58.8V 4A 145 EBIKE LITHIUM BATTERY 48V 52V WITH GX16 12MM 3 PIN PLUG NULL
3 04/09/2023 Carrera Bicycle battery
Question 2 - How many injuries occurred as a result of these fires?
There were no injuries reported or noted at the scene.
Question 3 - How many deaths occurred as a result from these fires?
There were no deaths reported or noted at the scene.
We hope this information is useful to you.
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Incident and other data is published on our transparency site. Incident Data (essexfire.gov.uk) .
Please note that the response and data released to you as part of this request will be published on our website http://transparency.essex-fire.gov.uk/.
All requests will be anonymised and no personal information including contact details will be disclosed as part of this process.
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Thank you for your interest in Essex County Fire and Rescue Service, we hope this satisfies your request.
If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to apply for an internal review.
Internal review requests should be submitted within two months of the date of your original email and should be sent to informationgovernance@essex-fire.gov.uk or sent to our postal address: Internal Review, System & Data Information Governance Team, Kelvedon Park, Rivenhall, Witham, Essex CM8 3HB.
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