This is what was left of a bedroom after fire in a common household object

This is what left of a bedroom in a family's home after an unattended oil burner caught fire. Local neighbours spotted the fire in the top bedroom of a house in Ebbw Vale and raised the alarm with the family who were unaware downstairs.

Fire crews were called to the house on Marine Street, Ebbw Vale, at about 8:24pm on Friday, February 17. The burner had been left on a windowsill and a passer-by spotted the blaze from the street.

Crews from Ebbw Vale and Aberbargoed Fire Stations attended the scene and used specialist equipment to extinguish the fire that had taken hold in the bedroom. Thankfully everyone got out safely, but South Wales Fire and Rescue are now using pictures of the aftermath of the blaze as a warning to others.