A HUDDERSFIELD man accidentally set his bathroom alight with a burning candle.

Firefighters were called to the incident at May Street in Crosland Moor at 10pm on Saturday.

They had to break into the house to deal with the fire.

The man had left his house but had left a lit candle on the side of his bath.

It set fire to the plastic bath and flames spread to the curtains and wallpaper.

The damage was confined to the bathroom.

No-one was injured.