Sydney Teen Saved From E-Bike Fire by Off-Duty Firefighter

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An e-bike at the scene at a fire in Bankstown, Sydney Credit: Fire and Rescue New South Wales

A teenage boy narrowly escaped injury when the e-bike he was riding caught fire on his way to school in Alexandria, around 8 a.m. on Aug. 28.

Firefighter David Jordan of Fire and Rescue New South Wales (FRNSW) was driving to work and traveling along Botany Road when he saw a large plume of smoke.