A FAMILY had a lucky escape on Christmas Day after a candle display left burning on the dining table started a fire.
The incident saw two men being given oxygen therapy as a precaution by fire crews for the effects of smoke inhalation.
Two fire crews from Douglas Fire Station and the duty officer responded to a report of a house fire in Ashlar Drive, in Union Mills, at 5.39pm on Tuesday.
Leading firefighter Paul Hunt and his crew were met by the occupants of the property, who had attempted to extinguish the fire using a combination of wet towels and pans of water.
Station officer Nigel Fraser explained: ‘The fire was confined to the dining table and candle display which had been left unattended after the family had finished Christmas Lunch, resulting in smoke logging to the premises.’
Fire crews wearing breathing apparatus used a high pressure hose line and portable extinguisher to dampen down the fire.
A portable ventilation fan was also used to clear the smoke.
