An electrical-powered tricycle burst into flames whereas parked outdoors Buckingham Palace.
Video posted on social media present firefighters tackling the blaze on Spur Highway in central London at round 12.42pm on Saturday afternoon.
One one that posted footage of the incident on X reported listening to an “explosion” because the car caught hearth.
The charred stays of what seemed to be a tricycle and its body have been seen after the blaze is put out.
It’s thought the e-vehicle was getting used to tow a rickshaw or a pedicab.
Metropolitan Police stated the fireplace was not believed to be suspicious or deliberate and the incident was over rapidly.
The hearth is believed to have began contained in the e-vehicle’s battery.
E-bike and e-scooter fires have turn out to be more and more frequent because the automobiles turn out to be extra broadly utilized in London and different cities.
The vast majority of fires involving them have been in properties whereas their batteries have been being charged.
London Hearth Brigade stated that, on common in 2023, it was known as to an e-bike or e-scooter hearth as soon as each two days. The brigade says the danger of fireside will increase when unsafe or broken batteries are charged.
A person died in north London in July final yr after e-bike began a fireplace at a property in Kentish City.
A Met Police spokesperson stated: “At 12.43hrs on Saturday, 30 March police have been knowledgeable of a pedicab on hearth on Spur Highway, SW1.
“A street closure was in place whereas London Hearth Brigade responded. No accidents have been reported.
“The hearth is just not believed to be suspicious or deliberate.”