Fire crews investigating cause after e-bike repair shop went up in flames

Fire crews are still working to determine what has caused a blaze inside an e-bike repair shop. The blaze began around 5am on Friday morning in Sydney’s inner west. Firefighters are now flooding the building to neutralise all lithium-ion batteries and gain safe access to the site. Fire and Rescue NSW Superintendent Andrew Shurety warned people of the rise in e-bike and lithium-ion battery-related fires. “It is something we are aware of – we are trying to put some community messaging out there,” he said during a media conference on Friday.