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E-bike battery explosion injury in DC has officials urging caution about safe ownership [View all]
E-bike battery explosion injury in DC has officials urging caution about safe ownership
Kyle Cooper | kcooper@wtop.com
September 5, 2023, 5:32 AM
A man was critically injured after an electric bicycle explosion at a home in Northwest D.C. last Thursday.
The battery caught fire at a home in the 700 block of Irving Street near Georgia Avenue.
Now, D.C. Fire and EMS is out with a warning.
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Kyle Cooper
Weekend and fill-in anchor Kyle Cooper has been with WTOP since 1992. Over those 25 years, Kyle has worked as a street reporter, editor and anchor. Prior to WTOP, Kyle worked at several radio stations in Indiana and at the Indianapolis Star Newspaper.
kcooper@wtop.com
Kyle Cooper | kcooper@wtop.com
September 5, 2023, 5:32 AM
A man was critically injured after an electric bicycle explosion at a home in Northwest D.C. last Thursday.
The battery caught fire at a home in the 700 block of Irving Street near Georgia Avenue.
Now, D.C. Fire and EMS is out with a warning.
{snip}
Kyle Cooper
Weekend and fill-in anchor Kyle Cooper has been with WTOP since 1992. Over those 25 years, Kyle has worked as a street reporter, editor and anchor. Prior to WTOP, Kyle worked at several radio stations in Indiana and at the Indianapolis Star Newspaper.
kcooper@wtop.com
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