Three in hospital after e-bike battery fire guts house in Sheffield

Fire chiefs have released pictures of the aftermath of a fire which left a house "completely destroyed".

Several people managed to escape the house on Ecclesall Road in Sheffield before fire crews arrived on the scene on Sunday morning.

Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus searched for other casualties, before all people inside were accounted for.

Three people were taken to hospital.

A South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: "The inside of the house was completely destroyed.

"It's thought the fire started accidentally in the living room of the property.

"The cause was a lithium-ion e-bike battery which was charging."

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