Fire crews douse Crewe cellar blaze which was started by 'smouldering' cigs
RESIDENTS were evacuated from a Crewe home after a fire broke out in a cellar space.
When fire crews arrived at the house in Middlewich Street they found a large amount smoke billowing from the basement which was caused by a consignment of "smouldering" cigarettes.
Three fire crews from Crewe and Nantwich were called out at 6.30pm last night when all the occupants of the property were evacuated.
Firefighters used a hose reel jet to extinguish the cigarettes and then deployed a large fan to clear the smoke.
The crews at the scene for around one hour and 15 minutes.
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