In a devastating incident on New Year’s Day 2023, a 21-year-old woman lost her life in a house fire sparked by an e-bike blaze. Sofia Duarte, described by her family as adventurous, perished in the flames and smoke that engulfed a property on Old Kent Road in Southwark.
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The findings of an inquest into Sofia’s untimely death, held at London Inner South Coroner’s Court on Monday, February 26, revealed harrowing details of the tragedy. According to testimony from the London Fire Brigade, the fire erupted shortly before 5pm, sending shockwaves through the building, which housed a ground-floor shop and multiple residences on the upper floors.
