Mum and son in hospital after leaping from second floor of burning Hackney flat
A mother and son are in hospital after being forced to jump from windows to escape an e-bike battery fire in a house. Most of the three-storey home in Hackney , East London was destroyed by the blaze, London Fire Brigade (LFB) said. The mother was seriously injured after jumping from the second floor and her adult son, who leapt from the first floor, suffered an unspecified injury. They were forced to escape out of windows because the e-bike that had caught fire was at the bottom of a staircase leading to the ground floor, blocking their exit route. Six fire engines and around 40 firefighters responded to the blaze on King Edward’s Road, Hackney shortly after 3am on Thursday. It took nearly two hours to bring the fire under control. READ MORE: Jealous husband tracked wife's phone, beat her in face and threatened to kill her if she told police A mum and son were forced to leap from the second floor or perish in the flames (Image: LFB) LFB assistant commissioner...