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There is ‘growing concern’ over the rise in the number of fires involving e-bikes and e-scooters, Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service has said. The service leadership said it is not currently seeing the level of fires that other areas are, but said they could see where the trend is heading. The fire service said it is working to prevent fires caused by e-bikes and e-scooters, while also training firefighters on how to tackle ‘e-fires’. In Cambridgeshire the fire service said there were three recorded fires in 2023 caused by faulty e-scooter or e-bike lithium-ion batteries. The service said …