FIREFIGHTERS suspect a roof fire at a detached house last night was caused by a lamp which caught alight.

The property's residents had managed to escape the house in Hartfield Crescent, Hayes.

Firefighting crews from Addington, Beckenham, Biggin Hill and Bromley tackled the blaze at 6.30pm last night.

The roof and items in the loft were damaged in the fire.

A spokesman from Addington fire station said the suspected cause of the fire was a lamp which caught alight.