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Scott Peden lost his partner Gemma, 31, and their children Lilly, eight, and Oliver, four, during a fire caused by an e-bike battery bought online.

Scott Peden lost his partner Gemma, 31, and their children Lilly, eight, and Oliver, four, during a fire caused by an e-bike battery bought online.

Dangerous batteries and conversion kits still being sold online, new safety data reveals

The grieving mum of a model killed in an e-bike battery fire has made it her "only purpose" to use the tragedy to toughen up laws.

London Fire Brigade (LFB) is backing a petition from the friends and family of 21-year-old Londoner Sofia Duarte who died just over a year ago in a fire believed to have been caused by a converted e-bike’s battery bursting into flames. The 21-year-old died on January 1, 2023 in a flat fire on Old Kent Road, South Bermondsey. Investigators found a bike had been converted into

Sofia Duarte, 21, died when a blaze caused by a converted e-bike battery ripped through a flat block on Old Kent Road in Bermondsey, southeast London on New Years Day 2023.

Maria Frasquilho Macarro's daughter, Sofia Duarte, 21, died in a fire at her flat in January 2023.

The family of a woman who died in a fire believed to have been caused by a converted e-bike’s battery bursting into flames has called for stronger legislation on e-bikes and e-scooters to ensure their safe usage. 21-year-old Sofia Duarte died on January 1, 2023 in a flat fire on Old Kent Road, South Bermondsey. Investigators found a bike had been converted into an e-bike and

Cheap and badly built kits are leading to the "fastest growing fire trend", the fire service says.

Electrical safety experts have warned hundreds of UK e-scooter and e=bike owners could be courting disaster by using knock off products that could explode at any moment