A REPORT into a deadly Bradford house fire led to a type of e-bike charger being pulled from the shelves, councillors have been told.

Fire service bosses gave councillors across West Yorkshire an update on an e-bike safety campaign being run by West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service at a meeting.

They were told that several serious incidents in West Yorkshire had been linked to e-bike or e-scooter charges, including a fatal house fire in Bradford.

Although they did not give specifics, a house fire at Finch Street in Little Horton in December led to the death of 28-year-old Mohsin Janjua.

After the blaze, investigators linked the fire to the charging of a lithium-ion battery used in an e-bike.

West Yorkshire Fire Authority’s Community Safety Committee met on Friday and were told of the ongoing work to spread the dangers of charging the electric vehicles.

Firefighters held a roadshow in the Broadway Shopping Centre earlier this year, and will attend a large road safety event in Manningham next month.

And in Leeds, firefighters have worked to spread the safety message to students who use such vehicles while working as part time delivery drivers.

The report on the Bradford campaign said: “The use of these products is expected increase. Throughout West Yorkshire there has been a rise in e-bike and e-scooter battery fires. Bradford has seen a marked increase.”

Bradford District Commander Benjy Bush told members: “We’ve seen many serious incidents, including a fatal incident caused by charging e-bikes.

“The package we put out there was less about safe riding and more about safe charging.”

He said West Yorkshire Police had provided seized bikes to the fire service to use as examples during the road shows – one an expensive model from a reputable retailer and another “homemade” kit type bike. Mr Bush said: “We could show people the difference between the models and what is needed to charge them safely.

“It was a really engaging event.”

Firefighters would be attending a road safety event in Lister Park next month to bring the message about safe charging to the public there.

He said there had been one fatal fire in Bradford caused by an e-bike charger catching fire.

Mr Bush added: “On the back of that fatal incident, the fire investigations team carried out a comprehensive report which was then fed through to retailers.

“It has led to one particular charging device being taken off the shelves.”