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A halogen heater left too close to curtains caused a house fire near Boroughbridge last night.

A person at the house required oxygen and was taken to hospital.

Firefighters from Knaresborough and Harrogate were called to the property in Aldborough at 10.40pm last night.

North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service’s incident report said:

“The fire was caused by a halogen heater that had accidentally been turned on whilst being too close to the curtains.

“On the arrival of fire crews, the occupant had extinguished the fire using a fire extinguisher and water from a kettle.”

The report said firefighters removed the curtains, dampened down and cleared the smoke.

It added:

“Crews administered oxygen therapy to one occupant suffering from smoke inhalation. The occupant was transported to hospital via road ambulance for a precautionary check up.”

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