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Bognor home damaged by glass ornament blaze | Bognor home damaged by glass ornament blaze |
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A home has been gutted by a fire started by sunlight shining through a glass ornament in a living room window. | |
The blaze caused extensive damage when it ripped through the bungalow in Bognor Regis, West Sussex. | |
Firefighters said the windowsill trinket had concentrated the sun's rays, producing a magnifying glass effect. | |
West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service warned homeowners to be aware of the dangers of glass on windowsills. | |
It was called house at 18:00 BST on Saturday after being alerted by an automatic fire alarm. | |
'Scariest situation' | 'Scariest situation' |
The owner of the house, who did not wish to be named, said: "Within minutes the house was full of smoke with glass exploding." | |
She said her whole house was fire and smoke damaged. | |
The homeowner was in the garden when the fire alarm went off. | The homeowner was in the garden when the fire alarm went off. |
"It was the scariest situation that I have ever been in - the fire started and grew so quickly," she said. | "It was the scariest situation that I have ever been in - the fire started and grew so quickly," she said. |
"My whole house is fire and smoke damaged and at the present time, we are unable to live in the property," she added. | "My whole house is fire and smoke damaged and at the present time, we are unable to live in the property," she added. |
Pete Sadler, Bognor Fire Station's manager, said: "It is vital that residents understand the dangers of having glass and mirrored objects in the view of windows." | Pete Sadler, Bognor Fire Station's manager, said: "It is vital that residents understand the dangers of having glass and mirrored objects in the view of windows." |
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