Washing machine fault causes fire in Newport house
A fault in a washing machine led to a fire at a Shropshire house in the early hours.
By Rob Smith
Published
Soon after 1am today, a house fire at Boughey Road in Newport was reported.
Two fire crews were sent from Newport and Wellington, as well as an operations officer.
The fire was out by the time they arrived on the scene but they carried out an inspection of the faulty machine.
