Overview

• The June 29 fire at EV Revolution in Surrey’s Whalley neighbourhood gutted the e-bike shop and damaged two neighbouring businesses.
• Thirty-six firefighters and 12 trucks spent about six hours battling the blaze before declaring it contained around 1 a.m. on June 30.
• Crews shifted from an interior attack to an exterior defensive strategy when lithium-ion batteries underwent thermal runaway, producing intense flames and thick smoke.
• No civilian injuries were reported, though one firefighter was treated on scene for heat exhaustion.
• With the cause still under investigation, authorities have dispatched a fire inspector and are urging safer e-bike battery charging and storage practices in response to a rise in similar blazes across British Columbia.