AN investigation into a fire at a house in Sittingbourne in which a woman died has revealed the cause.

The body of the 42-year-old mother-of-two was found in her home in Park Drive.

Helen Bishop was found by firefighters after her boss and neighbours raised the alarm after she didn't come to work.

Crews went into the house with breathing equipment on, but the fire occurred the previous evening.

Adrian Boorman, Sittingbourne fire station crew manager, said: "We were called to smoke blackened windows at a house in Park Drive.

"A subsequent investigation has determined the cause of the fire - tea lights on the television set burnt down and melted into the television and set fire to it.

"The fire occurred the night before and by the time we were called it was cold."