House burns down due to exploding bike battery

[calvin]

This occurred in Bend, Oregon read the article here: http://www.ktvz.com/news/bend-house-fire-raises-lithium-battery-issues/27888920

 

[Ravi Kempaiah]

Wow, that's really crazy.
My gut feeling is that it was a DIY bike with some crappy LiFePo/LiPo or no BMS whatsoever.

 

[Clark]

"In the last 16 months, we've had five of these lithium battery-type fires," Derlacki said. Bend, Oregon pop. is 80k, pretty high fire rate for that size population, right?

 

[PGT]

Yes, but its proportionally high in green-tech hipsters. Still....they usually ride fixies.

 

[JoePah]

Zero details about the bike or the battery.. too bad...

Always makes me wonder if I'm doing something wrong with my bike..

 

[calvin]

The fire chief in Bend said to remove the charger once the battery is fully charged.

 

[TeaBeforeWar]

Yes, but its proportionally high in green-tech hipsters. Still....they usually ride fixies.

Pff, Bend? You might be thinking of Portland - Bend's a bunch of retired folks who like to bike and ski. Haven't seen a single fixie in town, but I know a few older folks with eBikes so they can keep up on group rides.

 

[JoePah]

Pff, Bend? You might be thinking of Portland - Bend's a bunch of retired folks who like to bike and ski. Haven't seen a single fixie in town, but I know a few older folks with eBikes so they can keep up on group rides.[/QUOTE

I ride a fixie/single speed in flat Florida.. Can't see riding one on Oregon, unless it's out East where it's much flatter.