File photo of a London fire truck. (Photo by Miranda Chant, Blackburn News)File photo of a London fire truck. (Photo by Miranda Chant, Blackburn News)
London

Balcony Fire Caused By 'Smoking Materials'

The "careless discarding of smoking materials" is getting the blame for an apartment fire in Byron.

London firefighters were called to the eight-storey building at 1180 Commissioners Rd. just before 2am on Wednesday.

The blaze, on the balcony of a third floor unit, was extinguished quickly. No one was injured but the heat from the fire shattered a patio door and melted a set of blinds.

Damage is estimated at $5,000

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