Electric Blanket Sparks Fire at Country House ; 60 Firefighters Tackle Blaze That Leaves Historic Home in Danger of Collapse

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An electric blanket sparked a huge country house blaze which left one section of the historic building in danger of collapse.

Sixty firefighters from Somerset and Dorset, with 12 fire engines, worked through Saturday night to deal with the blaze at Grade II-listed Holnest Park House, near Sherbor ne.

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Electric Blanket Sparks Fire at Country House ; 60 Firefighters Tackle Blaze That Leaves Historic Home in Danger of Collapse

The Georgian property, once home to eccentric MP John Sawbridge Erle-Drax, was converted into seven apartments in the 1950s.

No one was hurt in the blaze, which began at jus...

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