A family had a lucky escape when their loft caught fire in the early hours of Wednesday morning last week.

Fire broke out in the Cambridge Park house at 4am. The blaze started in the loft and spread to the bathroom after the ceiling collapsed, alerting the family to the danger.

Firemen spent more than two hours bringing the blaze under control but admit they do not yet know how the fire started.

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