Pictured: personal belongings strewn across St Albans garden following fire
These images show the remains of a burned-out house in St Albans, which firefighters spent hours battling overnight.
The accidental fire broke out on the first floor of the house in Upper Culver Road at about midnight. Firefighters were on the scene for two to three hours before another five appliances were called.
Crews had to drag the personal belongings out on to the front lawn to try and locate where the fire had started.
A woman, said to be the owner of the house, was taken to hospital with minor burns to her hands and smoke inhalation because it is thought she had attempted to put out the fire.
The fire has been extinguished but firefighters are still on scene dampening down the home.
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