Patio heater fire
Neighbours in Swanwick had to be evacuated on Saturday night when a fire spread close to a propane gas canister
The base of a garden patio heater in New Street, which contained an 11kg propane cylinder, had caught fire at around 8.30pm.
Neighbours were evacuated surrounding the house as there was a risk of explosion.
Fire crews from Alfreton used breathing apparatus to tackle the flames, leaving the scene at around 9.15pm.
The Alfreton crew was also called to a car fire half-a-mile from the road of Brickyard Lane, Somercotes, in the early hours of Sunday morning, at around 1am.
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Friday 24 May 2013
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