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Lithium and Electric Vehicle fires

Publisher
Greater London Authority
Updated
13 August 2026
Topic
Not set
Licence
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Summary

Fires involving lithium batteries are the fastest growing fire risk in London. This dataset provides a breakdown of all Electrical Vehicle and lithium-ion related fires from Calendar Year 2017 onwards: The first tab provides data on incidents The second tab provides figures on fatalities and injuries. The data is updated monthly, one month in arrears. The London Fire Commissioner is the fire and rescue authority for London and runs the London Fire Brigade. For more information on how to store lithium battery produces, click here.

Data links

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LFB Lithium and Electric Vehicle fire data.xlsx 13/8/2026

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Additional information

Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Harvest GUID
vd4zo