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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 left uninhabitable after a glass ornament on a sunny window sill caused a fire. A home has been gutted by a fire started by sunlight shining through a glass ornament in a living room window.
West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service was called to the blaze in the bungalow in Bognor Regis at 18:00 BST on Saturday after being alerted by an automatic fire alarm. The blaze caused extensive damage when it ripped through the bungalow in Bognor Regis, West Sussex.
The owner of the house said: "Within minutes the house was full of smoke with glass exploding." Firefighters said the windowsill trinket had concentrated the sun's rays, producing a magnifying glass effect.
She said her whole house was fire and smoke damaged. 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 fire began after the glass object caught the sunlight and concentrated the sun's rays, the fire service said. 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."