Gutted mum says her Homebase garden furniture 'exploded in heat and set fire to house'
dailystar.co.ukwent up in flames during the UK’s hottest day on record yesterday (Tuesday, July 19). Kirsty Gawne, 27, claimed that the corner sofa set she bought from Homebase set alight during the heat, spreading onto the back of her home.The mum, who lives in Stockbridge Village, Merseyside, had been at home with her child and dog when she discovered something wasn’t right.READ MORE: UK heatwave: Why thunderstorms and heavy rain often follow scorching weatherThe mum-of-one claims: “I was upstairs with my little boy getting him ready to go to school.
I got him out of the bath and I went to put stuff in the washing machine.“When I went in the kitchen the dog was at my feet and he’s never normally like that.“I turned around and just see my living room was all smokey.
There must have been wind because I saw flames blow past the door and I panicked because I didn't know where I’d put my phone."As she was the only adult in the house, she desperately sought help from her neighbours.Kirsty claims: “I opened the front door and the dog ran out,” she said. “I was screaming at the baby to come down and I was in the street screaming for help.
One of my neighbours came out and saw it and rang the fire brigade."The woman took my dog in and she went next door and got their hose and started trying to put it out herself.“The fire bridge turned up and they put it out.”She claims the fire brigade told her that the blaze had started from the furniture, a Rattan Alexandria set worth around £300, which consisted of an L-shaped sofa and a small table.Kirsty said she bought the furniture in March.
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