E-bike batteries used by asylum seekers working as delivery drivers risk starting fires at hotels hired out by the Government to house migrants.
Firefighters from the London Fire Brigade (LFB) have been deployed six times to one hotel, in central London, housing hundreds of male asylum seekers since 2023.
In one incident, a roaring blaze was sparked by a lithium battery which exploded into flames while charging in a migrant's room.
It's understood the battery pack was being used to power a refugee's e-bike for food deliveries through apps such as Deliveroo, UberEats and JustEat.
The Home Office, which is responsible for housing migrants in the hotels, has confirmed 'dangerous' e-bike batteries found indoors can be confiscated, The Telegraph reports.
