Winter sunlight focused through a glass lamp sparked a fire at a house in Colby yesterday.
Firefighters were called to Cronk-Y-Thatcher shortly before 11pm last night when the householder arrived home to find it full of smoke.
A spherical glass bedside lamp set fire to a paperback book and table.
Fire crews took 45 minutes to deal with the blaze, and nobody was injured during the incident.
Information From; Station Officer Tony Duncan
— IOM Fire & Rescue (@iomfire) October 31, 2018
Date of Incident; 30th October 2018
Time of Call; 22.47hrs
Crews Attending; 2 Appliances from Port Erin and Duty Officer
Incident Details; Reported Structure (House)... https://t.co/AXgjSAhkL8
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