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Pedicab explodes in flames outside Buckingham Palace

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Updated 09:45 31 Mar 2024 GMT+1Published 17:11 30 Mar 2024 GMT

Pedicab explodes in flames outside Buckingham Palace

The cause of the fire is not yet known

Jess Battison

Jess Battison

A pedicab has exploded in flames outside of Buckingham Palace.

Videos and images doing the rounds on social media show one of the little rickshaws - which are typically popular with tourists visiting the capital - totally engulfed in flames and billowing black smoke.

The Metropolitan Police said they were called to Spur Road in south-west London at 12:43pm today (30 March).

Videos show the pedicab engulfed in flames and billowing black smoke.
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Right outside of Buckingham Palace, another spot very popular with tourists and visitors, a road closure is now in place while the London Fire Brigade responds.

Videos online show police stopping traffic and keeping people out the way as clouds of smoke plume from the pedicab.

The Met Police told LADbible that no injuries were reported.

It also added: “The fire is not believed to be suspicious or deliberate.”

The cause of the pedicab fire is not yet known.

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Police said no injuries were reported.
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The London Fire Brigade told LADbible: "Crews were called to an electric rickshaw which was alight and destroyed by the fire.

"We sent one fire engine from Lambeth Fire Station at 12.44pm and the incident was over at 13.02pm. There were no injuries reported."

Pedicabs are often used in London by visitors who want to go sight-seeing or simply just to travel to different parts of the city with music blasting out.

And with today’s warmer weather, there are plenty of people out and about making the most of the bank holiday sun in London while kids enjoy some time off school.

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But it looks like there will be one less pedicab out on the capital’s streets as charred and melted remains of this one have been left behind.

Featured Image Credit: X / Michael_HiFi

Topics: London, UK News, News

Jess Battison
Jess Battison

Jess is a Senior Journalist with a love of all things pop culture. Her main interests include asking everyone in the office what they're having for tea, waiting for a new series of The Traitors and losing her voice at a Beyoncé concert. She graduated with a first in Journalism from City, University of London in 2021.

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