Man flees Darwen flat blaze (From Lancashire Telegraph)
When news happens, text LT and your photos and videos to 80360. Or contact us by email or phone.
Man flees Darwen flat blaze
8:09am Monday 20th February 2012 in News
A FLAT in Carr Road, Darwen, was severely damaged by fire after the occupant dropped cigarette lighter fluid on a sofa.
When firefighters arrived at the scene at 4am this morning, the living room of the flat was well alight, and the rest of the property had been damaged by heat and smoke.
The occupant, said to be in his 50s, had managed to escape the blaze, but a resident in a flat upstairs had to be helped out by firefighters.
A spokesman for Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service said: “The man in an upstairs flat was on his way down the staircase but there was quite a lof of smoke in the area restricting his exit, so we assisted him.
“The flat is badly damaged and is not inhabitable for the time being.”
