CUSTOMERS and staff were forced to evacuate a bank in Bewdley after a cigarette set fire to a doorframe.
Firefighters went to Barclays, Load Street, on Tuesday morning to find a 3cm strip of door frame smouldering and the alarms sounding.
The fire took about 30 seconds to extinguish before banking was allowed to resume.
Firefighters said it was likely a cigarette caused the fire.
Sub officer Jim Richards said: "It must be one of the quickest jobs we've ever done."
A Barclays spokeswoman said business was interrupted for about 10 minutes while the incident was tackled.
She said: "The fire brigade made a thorough investigation of the building before they let people back in."
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