CCTV captured the moment a charging e-scooter burst into flames in the kitchen of a north-west London home on the weekend.
The London Fire Brigade rushed to the scene in Harlesden, with the owner of the e-scooter Dell Williams saying he was "grateful to be alive" after the fast-moving blaze.
Williams told the BBC he tried to smother the fire with a blanket but was overcome and needed to be treated for smoke inhalation.
"I was shocked, I am shocked now. I am so grateful that no one else was hurt. I cheated death," he said.
The London Fire Brigade released the footage yesterday in a bid to raise awareness around the dangers of charging e-scooters and e-bikes in the home.
"The e-scooter was charging in the communal kitchen, compromising the escape route. Always store them away from a main through route," the fire brigade said in a Twitter post.
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