大象传媒

A house fire victim said she had no insurance because the current economic climate had forced her to "cut corners" to save money.

Mandy Rennie's house in Bretton, Peterborough, was completely destroyed after an incense stick caught a wicker basket alight on Thursday evening.

She told the 大象传媒 rumours had surfaced that the fire was a so-called "insurance job", but she said she was not gaining financially and insurance was considered "one of those things you don't need".