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Firefighters tackle mattress blaze

Firefighters tackle a blaze at a house in Devonshire today (File photograph)

Firefighters today extinguished a fire at a house caused by a burning mattress.

A spokesman for the Bermuda Fire Service said: “Upon arrival fire crews saw a two story structure with smoke issuing from a window on the second storey.

“Two firefighters wearing breathing apparatus entered the structure through the front door, made their way to the second story and found mattress on fire. They quickly extinguished the flames.”

The incident happened at a house on Cedar Avenue, Devonshire, at about 4pm.

A fire service spokesman said the fire was under investigation.

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Published February 18, 2022 at 6:10 pm (Updated February 18, 2022 at 6:10 pm)

Firefighters tackle mattress blaze

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