Lack of maintenance to electricity supply causes house to be destroyed in blaze

A house in Holbeach Fen was totally destroyed by fire.

A spokesman for Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue said the property in Hurdletree Bank had been empty for some time but the electricity supply was live and a system deterioration caused the blaze.
Firefighters from Holbeach, Long Sutton and Spalding attended at 12.40am on Thursday.

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