A man has been injured after a fire tore through a house, damaging most of the ground floor.

Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters rushed to a mid-terraced house in Malborough Road, Forest Gate, after the Brigade was called at 9.40pm yesterday (December 19) to reports of a blaze.

The fire, believed to have been accidentally caused by an e-bike, injured a man who was treated at the scene and damaged most of the home's ground floor.

A London Fire Brigade (LFB) spokesperson said: "E-bikes and e-scooters are London's fastest-growing fire risk, with around 150 e-bike fires and around 30 e-scooter fires so far in 2023.

"Sadly, three people have died in these fires and more than 60 people have been hurt."

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The house's guttering was also damaged in the blaze, which was put under control by 11.04pm by LFB.

Crews from Stratford, Plaistow and East Ham fire stations attended the scene.

You can find the LFB's e-bike safety advice at london-fire.gov.uk/safety/lithium-batteries/