'It's all been very scary' Family escape Wolverhampton home after TV 'exploded' and bedroom went up in flames
A family of four made a lucky escape after their television exploded and burst into flames at their home near Wolverhampton last night.
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West Midlands Fire Service were called to an address on Hill Avenue in Lanesfield near Bilston at around 6.30pm on Tuesday night to reports of a fire in the front bedroom of a two storey house.
They sent crews from Bilston, Dudley, Wolverhampton and Tipton who on arrival found the blaze had engulfed the right side of the house.
Homeowners Jimmy, aged 84, and Beryl, aged 79 were in the house at the time with their son, grandson, and family dog.
Their daughter, who did not want to be named and who was not in the house at the time, said her brother was in the bathroom when he heard a 'loud bang'.
"When he rushed back to the front bedroom it was on fire, the TV had exploded," she said.
