Freak house fire blamed on mirror

A TEENAGE girl’s bed burst into flames in a freak house fire blamed on strong sunlight.

A make-up mirror reflecting sunlight on to bedclothes caused the spontaneous combustion, firemen discovered.

The fire ignited after Brendan Holland, returning from an overseas holiday, opened a window in the thick smoke-filled room at his Cork city home. No one was in the house at the time.