Candle left lit (From Banbury Cake)
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Candle left lit
9:30am Friday 28th December 2012 in Headlines
OXON: A candle left burning on Christmas day almost cost a Chalgrove family their home.
Fire crews were called to a home in Brinkinfield Road on Boxing Day morning.
After spending Christmas Day out of the house, the residents returned to discover the building was heavily smoke-logged.
Firefighters found the small fire had burnt itself out.