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Bradford fatal house fire started by charging e-bike battery

YappApp The scene at Finch StreetYappApp
Police say three people managed to escape from the property, but one man was found inside

A fatal house fire in Bradford was started by a charging e-bike battery, the fire service has said.

The blaze broke out on Finch Street at about 05:30 GMT on Saturday and a man, a woman and a child managed to escape, police said.

However, a second man who was brought out of the home by firefighters died at the scene.

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue said a lithium-ion battery was charging in the living room where the fire broke out.

The death was being treated as "non suspicious", West Yorkshire Police said.

YappApp Police and fire investigators were at the scene on SaturdayYappApp
Several fire crews were called out to Finch Street in the early hours of Saturday morning
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