Chinese lantern blamed for a Runcorn garden shed blaze
A CHINESE lantern is believed to have caused a garden shed blaze in Runcorn.
Firefighters found the shed in Oxford Road well ablaze shortly after 8.30pm on New Year’s eve.
A spokesman for Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service said: “We believe that the cause of this fire was a Chinese/flying lantern.”
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