Overloaded plug causes house fire

Just before 5PM yesterday the emergency services were called to a property in Ballakermeen Avenue where there was a fire in the lounge.

Fire crews were called to tackle blaze at a house in Douglas yesterday.

Just before 5PM the emergency services were called to a property in Ballakermeen Avenue where there was a fire in the lounge.

The fire was caused by a chair being left on a cable from overloaded multi plug adaptors, which caught fire.

Fire-fighters spent an hour and a half at the scene.

Nobody was injured.