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People are being urged to Take Charge and Be Safe with their electrical items following two fires involving batteries in a matter of days. Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service is highlighting the risks after firefighters in Cambridge and Peterborough were called to incidents involving electric vehicle batteries. Last week a crew from Cambridge attended a fire in the city involving an e-bike. The occupant saw the device was smoking as soon as it was plugged in to charge, so they quickly moved it to a safe place away from the house. Those quick actions meant they not only limited the damage to…

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