Bromley: Fire and Smoke Rising from St. Mark's Square Building
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The brigade was summoned at 4:56 pm, with four fire trucks and 25 firefighters by 6:58 pm A fighter attended and controlled the flames. From the Walthamstow, Leyton, Leytonstone and Stratford fire departments. Two women, two children, and one man managed to escape from the facility before the London Fire Brigade attended the scene and arrived.
After inhaling smoke, everyone was taken to the hospital in favor of the London Ambulance Service Trust.
A London Fire Brigade investigator said, "We believe this fire was accidental and was caused by a malfunction of the lithium-ion battery in a modified electric bicycle."
The brigade tweeted. "After five people were hospitalized in a house fire in Walthamstow, firefighters today issued another electric bike safety warning.
The house was on fire due to the renovation e-bike battery(Image: London Fire Brigade / Twitter)
London Fire Brigade Attended the scene(Image: Getty)
"Fire is a modified e-bike battery."
Twitter user Commented below the post, with home resident applicants and others commenting on the increase in such incidents.
Twitter users operating under the steering wheel @ stevedude68 Tweet: "These are becoming almost everyday events.
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Before the firefighters went to the scene, the inhabitants of the house managed to escape(Image: London Fire Brigade / Twitter)
At least 50% of the ground floor was destroyed by fire(Image: London Fire Brigade / Twitter)
This increased fire on e-scooters and e-bikes was confirmed by a spokesperson for the London Fire Brigade.
A spokesman for the London Fire Brigade said:
"If these batteries and chargers fail, they will fail severely. The situation can quickly become very serious due to the rapid progress of the fire."
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The London Fire Department warned about the storage and charging of e-sccoters and e-bikes(Image: Getty)
They added: As in this case, the significant risk posed by the modified e-bike.
"We are primarily on fire with batteries purchased from the online market or procured from the internet. It is possible that they do not meet the correct safety standards."
A spokeswoman said: "Our advice is to store and charge these items in a safe place such as a hut or garage. Smoke detectors are installed and the escape route is not obstructed."