A house was damaged after a discarded cigarette set fire to a row of conifer trees.The alarm was raised by residents in Avoca Close, off Uppingham Road, Crown Hills, Leicester, at about 7.30pm yesterday.On arrival, firefighters discovered a row of trees ablaze.A fire service spokesman said: "Crews found several conifer trees involved in fire."Several hose reels and a water jet were trained on the trees to extinguish the fire."Heat from the fire was so intense it caused slight...
