A fire at a council house in York is thought to have been caused by a child using a cigarette lighter.
Two fire engines attended the blaze at a house in Little Avenue, off Kingsway North, at 6.45 last night, when a first-floor bedroom was almost destroyed.
Fire officers used two hosereels to tackle the fire while colleagues in breathing apparatus entered the house.
No one was injured, and the fire was out by 7.06pm.
Updated: 10:50 Thursday, June 07, 2001
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