E-cigarettes linked to more than 100 fires in Britain

Electronic cigarettes have been linked to more than 100 fires, new figures reveal.

E-cigarettes linked to more than 100 fires in Britain

Fire services in the UK are now attending at least one blaze involving the devices each week, statistics obtained by the Press Association suggest.

They have attended dozens of incidents suspected to have been sparked by e-cigarettes or related equipment including chargers in less than three years.

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