Port Kennedy house fire sparked by clothes near heater

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Emergency crews say a house fire in Port Kennedy overnight was caused by clothes drying in front of a heater.

Fire crews from Rockingham responded to reports of smoke coming from a house on Zadora Loop at about 9:20pm on Thursday.

When they arrived, they found the single level home smoke logged and searched for the location of the fire.

The blaze was extinguished by 9:50pm.

A spokesperson for the Department of Fire and Emergency Servies said the fire has caused an estimated $80,000 damage.

No one was injured in the blaze.

 

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