Shropshire Star

Telford blaze blamed on cigarette butt

A fire at a Telford flat was caused by a discarded cigarette butt.

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The fire outside a three-storey block of flats in Cordingley Way, Donnington, was started by a butt left on a sofa outside the building, according to Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service.

Crews were called to the scene at about 3am on Monday.

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