DEVASTATING BLAZE STARTED IN AN ELECTRIC BLANKET

A HOUSE in East Wittering was virtually destroyed by a blaze, which started after an electric blanket caught fire.

West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service received several calls to reports of smoke and flames coming from a two-storey bungalow in Culimore Close at around 6am on Friday.

Due to the severity of the fire, four fire engines from East Wittering, Chichester, Bognor Regis and Selsey were immediately sent to the scene.

The East Wittering crew arrived to find a raging fire involving 50 per cent of the property.

It appears that the man had awoken sometime during the night feeling cold, which prompted him to switch on his electric blanket to keep him warm.

For full story see West Sussex Gazette July 4