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E-scooter caused fire which left seven in hospital
A house fire in Cardiff which left seven people in hospital was caused by an e-scooter, the fire service has confirmed.
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said the blaze, which happened in the early hours of Tuesday morning, was caused by a lithium-ion battery-powered scooter which was stored at the property. The service was called to the fire in the Caerau area of the city at around 3.45am.
Crews from Ely, Cardiff Central, Whitchurch, Barry and Penarth responded to the fire at a two-storey semi-detached property. A spokesperson for the fire service said there was "no sign of fire spread" to surrounding properties.
A Welsh Ambulance Service spokesperson added that one patient was airlifted and a further six people taken by road for further treatment at hospital. Read more from Sky News:English FA will ban transgender women from women's footballFatal paddleboarding trip instructor's police sacking revealed Six emergency ambulances attended, as well as one operations manager and the hazard area response team.
"Advanced critical care support was delivered by the Emergency Medical Retrieval and Transfer Service in a Wales Air Ambulance charity helicopter," the spokesperson added..
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