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A TUMBLE dryer left on overnight was thought to be the cause of a fire that led to a family fleeing their house in the middle of the night.

Two fire engines from Gosport were called to a house fire in Molesworth Road around 1.40am on Tuesday morning.

A smoke alarm alerted the family to the fire in the ground floor kitchen before they escaped to safety.

Fire damage was contained to the kitchen.

A spokeswoman for the fire service said: ‘It’s believed the cause was a tumble dryer that had been left on overnight.’

Firefighters wore breathing apparatus and used jets to put out the blaze, while a ventilation fan was used to clear smoke.

Firefighters handed out fire safety information to nearby properties and began returning to station following the stop message at 3am.

Tumble dryer left on overnight thought to be cause of fire that led to family fleeing Gosport house