A mum is is facing the risk of being homeless just days before Christmas after her house went "up in flames".
Toni Shield, 35, went out to meet her friends at 6.10pm on Wednesday, December 21, when she began receiving a flurry of phone calls from people on her street at Craigside Avenue, West Derby. After answering the phone to one of her neighbours, she was told her house was "up in flames", causing her to rush back home.
The mum's home, where she lives with her two children aged five and 11, was attended to by Merseyside Fire and Rescue after receiving a 999 call at 7.48pm from people on the street. Three fire engines arrived within five minutes of the call and firefighters discovered the ground floor of the property was lit up.
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