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E-bike fire causes severe damage to flat

SFRS Inside of a flat destroyed by fire. Walls are bare concrete and brick with fire ash and debris across the room.SFRS
Firefighters took under two hours to put out the fire in the ground floor flat

A charging electric bike that caught fire has caused severe damage to a flat, a fire service said.

Crews from Suffolk Fire and Rescue service were called to Beaconsfield House in Surrey Street, Lowestoft at about 09:52 GMT to find a ground-floor flat on fire.

No one was injured and the remains of the bike have been taken away for further examination.

Four appliances attended the scene after neighbours saw smoke and heard an activated fire alarm.

The fire took under two hours to extinguish, and firefighters have remained on site to carry out building checks.

SFRS Burnt remains of a bike surrounded by ash and fire debrisSFRS
The remains of the e-cycle have been taken away from inspection

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