UPDATE: Cause of Chesterfield house fire identified

Fire bosses have confirmed the cause of the fire which broke out in a Chesterfield bedroom at lunchtime.

Crews from Chesterfield and Staveley were called to View Road at 2.30pm on Saturday, May 6 and the fire was caused by candles left unattended.

They used a hose reel jet to put out the flames.

A Derbyshire Fire and Rescue spokesman said: “The fire wass around five by five metres and was situated in the bedroom of a domestic property.

“No persons are hurt.”

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