Fire rips through Leighton Buzzard house and destroys ground floor
A Leighton Buzzard house was severely damaged after a fire ripped through its ground floor.
Crews were called to two-storey property in Woodman Close at 6.07pm on Friday (June 5).
The entire ground floor was destroyed by the flames, while 50 per cent of the first floor was damaged by smoke.
Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service, said: "Crews wearing breathing apparatus used a hose reel and a covering jet to extinguish the fire. A thermal imaging camera was used to check for hotspots, and fans used to clear smoke."
The cause of the fire was accidental.