Overheated games console causes bedroom fire in Herringthorpe

AN OVERHEATING games console was the cause of a fire in Herringthorpe last night. 

A crew from Rotherham fire station was called to Tennyson Road at 10pm. 

The fire, which started in a bedroom but was out on arrival - had been caused by clothes overheating next to a games console, said a spokeswoman from South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue.

The crew left at 10.45pm. 

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