Name: As electric bikes grow in popularity, so do fires
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Description: Electric bikes have grown in popularity, and with that popularity is a growing number of battery fires--some of them fatal.

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YOU LIVE. >> WELCOME BACK. ELECTRIC BIKES ARE BEING BLAMED FOR A GROWING NUMBER OF BATTERY FIRES. AND SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE EVEN DIED IN THESE FIRES. 5 ON YOUR SIDE'S KEELY. ARTHUR EXPLAINS THE DANGER THAT COMES WITH THESE BIKES AND WHAT YOU CAN DO TO PREVENT A FIRE. >> JUST LOOK AT HOW A BIKE SOARED IN POPULARITY DURING THE PANDEMIC IN 2019, THE U.S. IMPORTED 287,000. THEN IN 2021, IMPORTS MORE THAN TRIPLED TO 880,000. SOME OF THE BIKES ARE LOWER QUALITY, THOUGH, AND PRESENT MORE OF THE FIRE RISK. >> AN ELECTRIC BIKE OR UPDATING IN FLAMES. A RISKY RESCUE FROM A FIRE IN A NEW YORK CITY APARTMENT. SEPARATE FIRES. >> BOTH BLAMED ON A BIKE BATTERIES WITH LITHIUM ION BATTERIES USED IN THE BIKES ARE POORLY MADE OVERUSED OVERCHARGED FOR USE AT THE WRONG CHARGER THAT CAN CAUSE FIRES AND THOSE FIRES CAN BE VIOLENT AND DIFFICULT TO PUT OUT. >> CONSUMER REPORTS SAYS SOME COMPANIES THAT MAKE LOW QUALITY E-BIKES AND BATTERIES ARE FINDING LOOPHOLES THAT ALLOW THEIR PRODUCTS TO SELL ONLINE ON SITES LIKE AMAZON. A QUICK SEARCH SHOWS DOZENS OF E-BIKES UNDER $800 AND THAT'S NOT A COINCIDENCE. THERE'S A TRADE LOT. IT'S UNOFFICIALLY KNOWN AS THE AMAZON LOOPHOLE THAT ALLOWS ITEMS UNDER $800 TO SERVE DODGE TAXES AND REGULATIONS THAT OTHER PRODUCTS MIGHT HAVE TO GO THROUGH. AMAZON TELLS CONSUMER REPORTS WE CONTINUOUSLY MONITOR THE PRODUCTS SOLD IN OUR STORE FOR PRODUCT SAFETY CONCERNS AND WHEN APPROPRIATE TO MOVE A PRODUCT FROM STORE BECAUSE THERE'S A LACK OF OVERSIGHT. >> IT'S REALLY UP TO THE CONSUMER TO LOOK AFTER YOUR OWN INTERESTS. IF YOU'RE SHOPPING FOR A BIKE, LOOK FOR ONE WITH A U L CERTIFIED LABEL. >> CLOSELY FOLLOW MANUFACTURER'S CHARGING AND STORAGE INSTRUCTIONS AND USE THE CHARGING EQUIPMENT THAT COMES WITH THE BIKE. >> AND DON'T LEAVE THESE BATTERIES UNATTENDED ALWAYS KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THEM WHILE CHARGING IN. DON'T CHARGE THEM WHILE YOU'RE SLEEPING OR WHEN

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