Family may need to be relocated following damaging Segway blaze at Wigan borough home

By Sian Jones
Published 29th Mar 2023, 17:15 BST
Updated 29th Mar 2023, 17:15 BST
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A family may have to be rehoused after a blazing portable Segway wrecked their house with smoke.

Firefighters from Atherton fire station were called to the emergency on Cranworth Avenue in Tyldesley at around 11.30am this morning. (March 29).

The two-wheeler hadn’t been plugged in or in use at the time.

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The appliance wasn't plugged in at the timeThe appliance wasn't plugged in at the time
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No-one was injured and the family evacuated themselves after hearing the smoke alarms.

But the fire caused extensive smoke damage and a spokesman for the crews said the occupants may need relocating as a result.