A LIGHT fitting caused a fire at a retail unit in Runcorn.

Firefighters tackled a small fire in TK Maxx at Trident Retail and Leisure Park beside Runcorn Shopping Centre shortly before 10.30pm last night.

A spokesman for Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service said: “Firefighters isolated and removed a light fitting.

“The crew used a ladder to access the lamp which was removed.”