Incense burner causes downstairs fire at property in Barnsley

Fire crews were called to Clayton Avenue, Thurnscoe, at around 7.39pm on Saturday.

When they arrived, a room downstairs in the house was well alight.

The fire service said this was caused by an incense burner falling onto a sofa whilst the owner was in bed.

It took over two hours for the fire service to deal with the incident by 10.10pm.

The home owner was checked over by emergency service teams but they were unharmed.