The devastating moment a mum watched on in horror as her family lost everything

Cathrine Doyle had popped out with a friend when she noticed several messages from her partner, telling her she needed to come home urgently.

As she pulled into her road in Wythenshawe, she noticed several fire engines in front of her - all heading towards her flat, where her boyfriend and youngest son had been inside.

At that point, she knew it was serious. Luckily, her loved ones were unharmed, albeit shaken. Cathrine's partner was able to rescue them both before the blaze took hold.

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What started as a small fire in her living room, spread to the kitchen, bathroom and even the roof of the property - leaving her flat absolutely destroyed.

Cathrine, 29, who is also 32 weeks pregnant, say they have lost everything - including all the baby clothes and essentials they'd purchased ahead of the birth.

She even had to be rushed to hospital a few days after the blaze, as the anxiety and stress had caused her to fear she might have been going into early labour.

Now she has issued an urgent warning to anyone who uses candles in their home, after discovering that a single tealight had caused the horrific fire.

The terrifying incident happened on Thursday, June 1, after Cathrine had gone to meet a friend and left her partner and son at the flat.

She had lit a tealight earlier that day to make her living room smell 'fresh,' and had then hung some towels to dry outside on her balcony a short distance away. It's believed that one of the towels was set alight by the candle.

"My partner tried putting it out himself by throwing water on it but it was so warm outside it didn't work," Cathrine said, speaking to the .

"He started panicking so got my son out of