Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service rushed to a serious house blaze in Crewe - believed to have been started by an 'overheated reptile tank.'

The incident on Eleanor Close, off West Street, happened at 4:30pm on Friday 14 April.

Two fire engines from Crewe quickly arrived at the scene - finding smoke coming from a first floor bedroom.

Everyone inside the Eleanor Close property was accounted for with no injuries (Google).

Crews used two seats of breathing apparatus, a hose reel jet, a large fan and a covering jet to extinguish the fire.

Everyone inside the Crewe property was accounted for with no injuries.

The house blaze is believed to have been started by a snake heat lamp.

Crewe firefighters used two seats of breathing apparatus, a hose reel jet, a large fan and a covering jet to extinguish the fire (Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service).

A Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: "Firefighters were called to a house fire where smoke was seen to be coming from a first-floor bedroom.

"Crews used two sets of breathing apparatus, a hose reel jet, a large fan and a covering jet to extinguish the fire.

"Everyone inside the property was accounted for.

The Eleanor Close house blaze is believed to have been started by a snake heat lamp (Google).

"The fire is believed to have been started by an overheated reptile tank."

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