Warning to smokers following bedroom blaze
Firefighters have warned smokers to stub out their cigarettes properly after a bedroom caught alight.
Crews were called to the blaze on Falbro Crescent, Hadleigh, Essex, at about 15:20 BST on Sunday.
The county's fire service said the family were all downstairs and able to exit safely when they heard smoke alarms going off.
"We'd like to highlight why it's so important to have working smoke alarms," said watch manager Grant Jones, from Leigh fire station.
"If you're a smoker, please make sure all cigarettes are properly stubbed out before you leave them, as we often see embers start fires," he said.
"Make sure you've got at least one working smoke alarm on every level of your home and that you test them regularly."
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