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Dramatic moment e-scooter fire engulfs kitchen in seconds
Emergency services have released dramatic footage of an e-scooter bursting into flames inside a kitchen to highlight the risks around charging batteries.
The scooter caught fire in seconds while plugged in at a house in Brent, north-west London on Saturday (13 May).
Security guard Dell Williams, 37, who was charging the e-scooter that he bought online, said: “I am so grateful to be alive. I spent eight hours in hospital due to inhaling smoke from the fire.”
Neither he nor other tenants were near the kitchen when the fire occurred.
He added: “Don’t have e-scooters in the house. Charge outside.”
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