A TEENAGE girl sparked a blaze in her bedroom, after she failed to extinguish a cigarette properly.
Firefighters were called to Highgate Lane, Little Hulton, at 3pm yesterday.
The girl and her mother had been alerted to the blaze by smoke alarms which had been fitted by the fire service previously. The bedroom was destroyed and the rest of the house was damaged by smoke.
Crew commander Kevin Wright advised people not to smoke in their homes. He added: “If you must smoke, then cigarettes must be extinguished properly.
“Fortunately on this occasion nobody was injured, but it could have been a lot worse.”
The fire service provides home risk assessments, including free smoke alarms. Contact your local fire station or call 0800 555 815.
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