Three people have been hospitalised after an exploding vape that had been left 'charging on a bed' gutted four terraced houses.
The fire ravaged through the first home on Grey Street, Gainsborough, at around 1pm on Friday before tearing through three neighbouring properties, leaving them uninhabitable.
Relatives said the vape had begun emitting smoke and a resident removed the charger before the device blew up and 'set the house on fire'.
Cherrie Hall was called to the scene by her ex-partner, whose mum owns the property.
Ms Hall said the fire has left the woman 'absolutely devastated' as she recovers in hospital with two other people who suffered injuries as a result of the inferno.
