A DISCARDED cigarette is believed to have started a fire in a laundry basket at a house in Darwen.
Crews were called to the house in Birch Hall Avenue, on Saturday night.
Firefighters from Darwen fire station attended at 9.30pm and found that a laundry basket was on fire.
Watch manager Keane said: β Itβs not 100 per cent clear at the moment how the fire started but we believe that it was due to a discarded cigarette.β
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