A house in south Bristol has been gutted by a blaze caused when the battery pack on an e-scooter caught fire.
Crews from Bedminster and Temple fire stations rushed to the house in Knowle West at around 7.30am today, Wednesday after residents called 999 to report a two-storey house was on fire. Avon Fire and Rescue Service said the blaze started when electric scooter battery packs, that were charging in the kitchen, overheated and caught on fire.
Two firefighters wearing breathing apparatus and carrying a hose got into the kitchen to deal with the blaze, and put it out, but not before extensive damage was caused to the ground floor of the house.
