I lost my wife and two children in a tragic house fire that left me in a coma for a month - please listen to my warning before Christmas
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A grief-stricken father has recalled the heartbreaking moment he awoke to find his wife and his two children had been killed in a blaze sparked by an e-bike explosion. Scott Peden, 30, from Cambridge, lost his partner Gemma, 31, and their children Lilly, eight, and Oliver, four, during a blaze caused by a second-hand e-bike battery he had bought online.
![[Their children Lilly, eight, and Oliver, four, (pictured) were also killed in the inferno which ripped through their home]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/22/18/93406065-14219121-image-a-6_1734891810504.jpg)
The family's two dogs also died in the fire, which saw Scott battle a coma for a month, as well as three cases of pneumonia, a cardiac arrest, an infection and prolonged injuries. When he finally came to, heavily bandaged and blackened with burns with his mother Glenda, 62, was sat at his beside - and delivered the news that would change his life in a 'matter of minutes'.
![[Pictured: The aftermath left in their home after the lithium battery he bought for £300 burst into flames]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/22/18/93406073-14219121-image-a-9_1734891883450.jpg)
The heartbroken man who has been left reeling the loss of his family on a daily basis - especially during the festive season - has issued an urgent warning to others of the dangers posed by second-hand lithium batteries as he attempts to rebuild his life.
![[In the wake of his grief, the heartbroken father has issued an urgent warning to others about the dangers of second hand lithium batteries (pictured left: Oliver as baby, right Mr Peden and Lily)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/22/18/93406063-14219121-image-a-18_1734892344803.jpg)
'At Christmas, when people are buying e-bikes as gifts, I am pleading with people not to buy second hand batteries,' he told The Sun whilst calling for stricter rules on the resale of batteries. 'We had smoke alarms, but because it was a lithium battery, we didn't stand a chance. I lost everything in the fire, and I have to start all over again.'.
![[The heartbroken father became unconscious after seeing his daughter's (pictured) body being removed from the home]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/22/18/93406763-14219121-image-a-33_1734893320986.jpg)
Scott Peden, 30, from Cambridge, lost his partner Gemma, 31, (pictured) during a blaze caused by a second-hand e-bike battery he had bought online. Their children Lilly, eight, and Oliver, four, (pictured) were also killed in the inferno which ripped through their home.
![[Their greyhound-boxer cross, Bitsy (pictured with Mr Peden) and Dalmatian Rollo were also killed in the fire]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/22/18/93406079-14219121-image-a-3_1734891771110.jpg)
