A 'QUICK-THINKING' resident had a lucky escape after shutting the bathroom door when they saw a fire.
Firefighters were called to a house in Rose Hill on Friday evening and when they arrived smoke was pouring from the windows of the ground floor and first floor.
Crews from Slade Road and Rewley Road fire stations put on specialist equipment and used high-pressure hose reels to wash it down.
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Inside, the fire had completely ruined the bathroom but firefighters say it could have easily been a lot worse.
Praising the resident on Facebook, Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue shared pictures of the melted ceiling alarm and burnt walls, saying: "Although the fire caused some extensive damage to the bathroom, the quick thinking of the resident to close the bathroom door after smelling smoke, and then leaving the property, stopped a small but severe fire from spreading to the rest of the house."
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