JonPritchard published Pensioner died after discarded cigarette caused house fire

A discarded match was the most likely cause of a fire that killed an 82-year-old man, an inquest found.Roy Gadsby, of Grindon Crescent, in Bulwell, died on April 4 after a fire started in the living room of his home the day before.The inquest, held at Nottingham City Council House, heard how fire safety officers had alerted health agencies after they found several burn marks in the furniture at his home.But tragically, Mr Gadsby ignored the warnings from fire and health services, which included.