isaacashe published Cigarette dropped on doorstep caused Nottingham bar to be...

A discarded cigarette outside a Nottingham city centre bar led to it being evacuated.Just after 1pm today (Monday, May 8) two fire crews from London Road fire station were called to the Southbank bar in Friar Lane.Part of the street was cordoned off as initial reports suggested a blaze had begun in a basement - but upon investigation firefighters located the smoke coming from a smouldering fire underneath a doorstep at the front of the premises.Read more: Man dies on A610 in early morning...