Mum's warning after pile of towels 'spontaneously combust' – Liverpool Echo Skip to main content A family-run café in Waterloo narrowly avoided disaster last month after a fire broke out in the early hours of the morning. The incident happened at Anji’s Coffee & Kitchen on Crosby Road North on Friday, September 26, and was caused by 'smouldering' tea towels that had been freshly dried at a local launderette. Owner Laura Ball, 40, from Crosby, explained how the towels had been folded and stored away while still warm after being tumble-dried. Unknown to her, the residual heat caused the fabric to smoulder for hours, eventually igniting at around 2am. The mum-of-four told the ECHO: "We take our tea towels to the local launderette, and after folding them while they were still warm, I put them away in the drawer and went home. It was around ten hours later they went on fire.
Published: October 11, 2025 4:22 pm
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