Eastgardens, Sydney: E-bike bursts into flames, engulfs two-storey home trends now
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A home has gone up in flames after an e-bike caught on fire in the garage, prompting firefighters to urge owners not to leave them on charge for too long.
Firefighters rushed to the two-storey home on Mathewson Street in Eastgardens, in Sydney's south, after the bike exploded about 8pm on Sunday night.
A man was forced to escape the home by jumping from a second floor balcony as fourteen crews battled the blaze which spread from the garage to the ground floor.
A man was forced to jump from a second floor balcony (pictured) to avoid the flames as fourteen crews battled the fire that had spread from the garage to the ground floor
Firefighters rushed to the two-storey home on Mathewson Street in Eastgardens, south Sydney, after it burst into flames at about 8pm on Sunday night
Pictures of the damage show the home blackened by the flames and the remains of a scorched e-bike lying amongst other rubble in the garage.
Firefighters believe the blaze erupted after the bike's faulty lithium-ion battery exploded while it was charging overnight.
