Woman forced to leap from balcony to avoid terrifying e-scooter battery fire

Woman forced to leap from balcony to avoid terrifying e-scooter battery fireThe London Fire Brigade said the woman was left trapped in a bedroom with 'smoke travelling in' after the bike battery caught alight at a flat complex in Lewisham, south-east LondonNewsLiam Doyle11:41, 14 Apr 2026View 3 ImagesThe woman jumped three storeys in a desperate bid to escape an e-scooter fire(Image: London Fire Brigade)A woman who was forced to vault a balcony to escape a suspected e-scooter battery fire was rushed to hospital with a "serious injury" after she plunged three storeys.‌The London Fire Brigade (LFB) has issued an e-bike and e-scooter safety warning after a lithium battery ignited at a flat on Reculver Road in Lewisham, southeast London, following a "catastrophic failure" on April 12. The bike was believed to have been charging for 12 hours when it caught alight, damaging part of a hallway and coughing out smoke.‌The LFB said one woman was left trapped in a bedroom with smoke travelling in, forcing her to jump down from a third-floor balcony and onto the street below in a desperate bid to escape the house fire.‌READ MORE: E-bike and e-scooter fires reach record high amid online marketplace warningsREAD MORE: 'Talented' boy, 16, killed in horror flat fire after blaze engulfs homeView 3 ImagesThe lithium battery fire sparked in a hallway, damaging part of the property(Image: London Fire Brigade)The service said she was assisted by firefighters before being taken to a local hospital by attending paramedics from the London Ambulance Service (LAS) after being injured. She was treated for smoke inhalation and "serious" injuries sustained from her fall. A second occupant, a man, was led to safety by firefighters.It is believed the fire was caused by "the catastrophic failure of an e-bike battery that was being charged in the flat’s hallway", and had been on charge for up to 12 hours.‌Richard Field, the LFB Deputy Assi...