Three-year-old starts house blaze in Sutton

Appliances from Ashfield and Mansfield were called out to the property at Brierley Cottages, Sutton, yesterday at about 3.20pm.

The infant had set fire to some laundry in a nearby basket and immediately alerted the adult in the house.

Luckily, the home was fitted with a working smoke alarm, which had been activated by the smoke.

When firemen arrived the fire had almost been put out with a jug of water. The brigade was at the house for about an hour.

One adult and three children had evacuated the property and were unhurt.

A spokesman for Ashfield fire station said: “Parents should be careful with ignition sources and should realise the importance of working smoke alarms.”