CLOTHES left on a gas heater sparked a fire at a house in Astley Bridge. Firefighters were called to a house in Selkirk Road where a blaze had started in the kitchen just before 11am yesterday.
A mother and child living at the house escaped unharmed. There was minor damage to the kitchen and the clothes were destroyed.
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