Converted electric bike involved in fatal Coventry fire
Converted electric bike involved in fatal Coventry fire
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Coventry house fire that tragically claimed the lives of two individuals was determined to have been started accidentally by a pedal bike converted into an electric bike stored in the hallway. The incident took place in the Stoke Aldemoor area, where fire crews arrived at the scene to find a severe blaze in a first-floor maisonette flat. The identities of the victims have not yet been disclosed. The West Midlands Fire Service conducted an investigation and confirmed the accidental cause of the fire. Four fire crews responded swiftly to the emergency, with the first crew arriving within four minutes. Crews wearing breathing apparatus managed to extinguish the fire by 05:55 GMT. The authorities have expressed their condolences to those affected by the tragic accident and have indicated that no further details will be released at this time. An investigation involving fire investigation officers, a fire investigations dog, and the police was carried out to determine the exact circumstances surrounding the fire.
A house fire that killed two people in Coventry was started accidentally, a fire service has said.
Crews called to the blaze in the Stoke Aldemoor area on Friday found the bodies of two people inside the property.
Following an investigation, West Midlands Fire Service (WMFS) said the cause of the fire involved a pedal bike that had been converted into an electric bike and stored in the hallway.
The people who died have not yet been identified.
Crews called to The Coppice shortly before 04:40 GMT found a severe fire in a first-floor maisonette flat, that affected the entire property.
WMFS said in a statement: “The cause of the fire was accidental and involved a pedal bike that had been converted into an electric bike, which was stored in the hallway of the property.
“No further information relating to the cause or the victims who sadly lost their lives in this tragic accident will be released at this time.
“Our thoughts remain with everyone affected by this tragic accident.”
Four fire crews were sent to the scene, the first arriving within four minutes.
Crews wore breathing apparatus to enter the property and extinguished the blaze by 05:55 GMT.
An investigation was carried out by fire investigations officers and a fire investigations dog, together with police.
Converted electric bike involved in fatal Coventry fire
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