A BRIDGWATER flat fire was caused by a vaping device, the fire service says.
Engines were called to Saltlands Avenue at around 8.38am this morning (April 14).
Crews from Bridgwater, Taunton and Burnham-on-Sea were called to the fire at a large block of flats.
A spokesman said: "Upon arrival crews confirmed a fire within one of the flats on the first floor.
"It turned out to be a sofa on fire caused by a vaping device.
"Crews managed to extinguish the fire using breathing apparatus and a hose reel, limiting the fire damage to the sofa and smoke damage to the flat."
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