7 electric bikes catch fire in Pune showroom

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<strong>In a major fire incident, at least seven electric bikes were burnt in a showroom in Pune city in Maharashtra. No one was injured in this incident which happened on Monday evening.</strong></p>
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The fire department, according to an official, was informed around 8 p.m. and it took four fire tenders to douse the fire.</p>
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The e-bike shop is located in Gangadham area of Market Yard in Pune.</p>
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As per the fire brigade official the bikes were plugged for getting charged. Preliminary investigation points to a short circuit that possibly may have occurred due to overcharging which resulted in fire.</p>
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The exact cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, said the fire brigade official, who added that in all, seven bikes had burnt.</p>
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It may be recalled that in March this year an Ola electric scooter had caught fire in Pune. Later, the company recalled 1,441 electric scooters for inspection.</p>
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There have been numerous other incidents of e-bikes and scooters catching fire and in view of this the Government has sent a show cause notice to companies for using inferior quality battery packs.</p>