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Closed door stops electric heater fire spreading

News imageHIWFRS Bedroom with bed and dressing table and window at one end left charred after a fireHIWFRS
The bedroom door being closed stopped the fire spreading to other parts of the home, the fire service said

A closed door stopped a fire from an electric heater that destroyed a bedroom spreading through a home.

Firefighters arrived to find smoke and flames coming from the ground-floor of the home on Northam Road, Southampton at about 19:30 GMT on Saturday evening.

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue said the resident's "wise decision" to close the door behind them as they left kept the fire damage to the bedroom, leaving the rest of the home untouched.

It said said one person was treated at the scene by South Central Ambulance Service paramedics.

News imageHIWFRS Sitting room with door closed on right hand side, a small Christmas tree and grey sofa are on the back wall and a low, black sideboard is along the right wall.HIWFRS
The closed door limited the damage from the electric heater fire to the bedroom
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