Louth flat fire caused by ‘carelessly discarded smoking material’

A flat in Louth suffered severe damage following a fire yesterday evening (Tuesday), which was caused by ‘carelessly discarded smoking material’.
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The incident, reported at 11.16pm, took place at a flat in Church Street and was attended by two fire crews from Louth and one crew from Binbrook.

A Lincolnshire Fire & Rescue spokesman said there was ‘severe damage to flat and contents’. There are no reports of any injuries.

The blaze was extinguished using a hosereel jet, six Breathing Apparatus, and three Thermal Imaging Cameras.