A 2:13pm on Thursday, 22 October, we received reports of a fire near Whitley Wood Road in Reading.

A Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service crew from Whitley Wood Fire Station was sent to the scene.

On arrival, the crew discovered that there had been a fire involving the lithium-ion battery on an e-bike, but it was out when they arrived. Firefighters made the scene safe and provided fire safety advice to the owner.

The crew was at the scene for approximately 25 minutes.

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