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Terraced homes fire in Gainsborough caused by exploding vape | Terraced homes fire in Gainsborough caused by exploding vape |
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The blaze spread through four terraced homes on Grey Street | The blaze spread through four terraced homes on Grey Street |
An exploding vape caused a major fire which badly damaged a row of houses in Gainsborough, a fire service has said. | An exploding vape caused a major fire which badly damaged a row of houses in Gainsborough, a fire service has said. |
The blaze started at a property on Grey Street at about 13:15 BST on Friday before spreading to three other homes. | The blaze started at a property on Grey Street at about 13:15 BST on Friday before spreading to three other homes. |
Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service described it as a "significant fire" but said that nobody had been injured. | |
The service said an investigation was under way to establish the circumstances around how the vape exploded. | |
At its height, eight engines were called to the blaze, including from Nottinghamshire and Humberside Fire and Rescue, with nearby residents told to keep all doors and windows shut. | |
The fire service said that all units had now left the scene but fire investigators were still on site. | |
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