Two people died in a fire that broke out when a converted e-bike caught fire while people were sleeping at home.

Emergency services were called to a property in Coventry, West Midlands, at around 4.40am on Friday, where two bodies were discovered.

Residents had previously said a man and woman, believed to be a couple in their late twenties or early thirties, were living in the first-floor maisonette.

West Midlands Fire Brigade said the fire was caused by a mobile bike converted into an electric bike stored in the corridor of the property.

It was also stated that the fire that broke out in the Stoke Aldermoor area of ​​the city was accidental.

Two people have died in a house fire in Coventry, West Midlands. Image: Burnt window frame on 8 November

The fire broke out when a converted e-bike caught fire while people were sleeping at home.

The fire brigade spokesman said: ‘Our fire brigade completed their investigation at the scene.

‘The cause of the fire was accidental and involved a mobile bike converted into an electric bike stored in the corridor of the property.’

A female neighbor said: ‘My son woke me up and said he could see flashing lights and that the fire truck had been found.

‘Too bad. I saw these but I didn’t recognize them. A woman and her boyfriend, I guess. Maybe late twenties, early thirties. They were not very old.

‘The girl was a white-haired, blond-haired man and I think he was a young Asian lad. I was surprised that there was damage to the upper part of the house and not the lower part.

‘I can see the windows, they’ve melted out of the frame. It’s all plastic, so they melted. They’ve been living here for a few years.’

Another woman living nearby said: ‘My husband was woken up by the fire brigade and police.

‘They were everywhere on the street and there were lots of people shouting.

‘I looked out my window and it was complete chaos. I have since sadly learned that two people have died.

‘The road was blocked by the police and I couldn’t go back home.’