A new safety warning over e-bikes and e-scooters has been issued after two more house fires over Easter. The first happened at a semi-detached house in Dalston, east London, in the early hours of Sunday, April 9, when a charging e-bike set alight.
The staircase was damaged in the blaze and a man had to be rescued from the first floor, as the bike blocked an escape route. He was treated for smoke inhalation. A second blaze broke out the following day on the ground floor of a three-storey house in Streatham, south London.
Two men were led to safety by firefighters. A woman and three children managed to leave the house before the crews arrived.
