Rapper Lady London seeks explanation after low-mileage Range Rover catches fire
The 2020 SUV had fewer than 45,000 miles when it burned, and the vehicle's sister sustained facial injuries in the incident.
By Ella Cox ·
Lady London requested a response from the automaker after her 2020 Range Rover caught fire, an incident that resulted in facial burns for her sister.
London purchased the vehicle new with 13 miles on the odometer. She stated that she paid for the car in full and kept up with regular servicing. The SUV had accumulated fewer than 45,000 miles at the time of the incident. London noted that the car caught fire without a collision. She described the vehicle as her first luxury car, a step up from the Nissan Sentra she previously drove. She previously wrote that she planned to keep the car forever, calling it hard work made tangible.
Footage shared on Instagram shows flames and thick black smoke rising from the SUV. Photos from the same post display the charred exterior and damage to the back seats. London tagged Range Rover in the post and asked other owners who had experienced similar incidents to share their stories. She described the event as traumatizing. My sister’s face, burned. Thankful for life. Devastated at loss, she wrote.
London is asking the company for answers regarding the cause of the fire. The cause of the fire is currently unclear. She tagged the brand directly in her social media post to draw attention to the issue.
Born Zaire Stewart, London grew up in the Bronx and East Orange, New Jersey. She studied sports medicine and chemistry at Howard University before attending graduate school at the University of Southern California. A video of her reciting poetry went viral, helping her build a following in the hip-hop scene through her weekly Lady Londays freestyles.
She released the mixtape Lady Like: The Boss Tape in 2022. In 2023, she signed with High Standardz/Def Jam and released S.O.U.L. (Signs of Universal Love). She appeared on the Ciara track Da Girls with Lola Brooke. She also starred in the Tubi docuseries Always, Lady London.
Commenters on the post reacted to the details London provided. Some criticized the amount of focus placed on the SUV's history. One user said the opening line about saying goodbye made them think London had lost her sister. Another wrote that she talked about the car more than her sister. Defenders of London pointed out that she was explaining the SUV's history to show why the fire was surprising. The cause of the fire remains unclear.
