The Hamilton woman had only recently moved out of women's refuge care into her new home when it caught fire on Friday night. A spark must have come out on the Christmas tree because it was right next to the fireplace - and it was a real Christmas tree," she said. "I love Christmas it's my favourite time of the year and I was so excited to have a real Christmas tree this year. "All the kids Christmas presents like new tablets. That was the place we were going to grow and to be our safe place."

Source: Stuff December 29, 2019 02:15 UTC