ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. \u2014 An e-bike battery is being tied to a fire at an Orange County hotel Monday.<\/p>\n
Crews responded to InTown Suites on University Boulevard Monday morning. The State Fire Marshal is investigating, but the fire rescue says the fire \u201cdoes seem to involve an e-bike battery.\u201d<\/p>\n
A woman, who asked not to go on camera, told Spectrum News 13 that the fire started in her room. She said that she woke up to her e-bike battery smoking, and it exploded right after she moved away from it.<\/p>\n
No injuries were reported.<\/p>\n
Briana Hyde and her family were staying down the hall when the fire alarm went off.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe could see the gray smoke, you could just see a gray fog,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Hyde owns a bike and said that she\u2019s aware of the fire risks. She follows her manual closely.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s very important to focus on these two things: the battery and the charger itself,\u201d she said. \u201cMake sure that when you plug your e-bike in, the battery is not overheating.\u201d<\/p>\n
Battery explosions are a growing problem for e-bikes. The Consumer Product Safety Commission published a 2024 report<\/a> finding fires related to the lithium ion batteries used in e-scooters, hoverboards, and e-bikes were tied to 40 deaths between 2017 and 2023.<\/p>\n