The fire service says candles, cigarettes, objects left to close too fires, pans over heating and a high number of student houses with no smoke alarm - or no battery in the alarm - are often to blame for fire outbreaks.

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The house was also designed to consume minimal energy and incorporates a number environmentally friendly features, including geothermal heating and cooling and recycled tile floors and countertops.

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If you get within a certain number of miles from home, your oven might start heating up, or your humidifier would switch on.

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