A casualty has been taken to hospital following a conservatory blaze at a Crewe house, believed to have been started accidentally.

In the early hours of Wednesday 29 October, emergency services were alerted to an incident on Queens Park Gardens.

At 1.23am, two fire engines from Crewe and one fire engine from Nantwich arrived the scene, along with support from North West Ambulance Service.

One person was given initial first aid for smoke inhalation by fire crews, before being handed over to the care of paramedics and taken to Leighton Hospital.

Everyone in the Crewe house were accounted for, with the flames put out before they spread to the rest of the home.

One person was given initial first aid for smoke inhalation by fire crews, before being handed over to the care of paramedics and taken to Leighton Hospital (Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service).

A Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: "Crews were called to a fire in the conservatory of a house in Crewe.

"Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used a hose reel to extinguish the fire, and checks were carried out to ensure the fire had not spread to the main part of the house.

"A high-pressure fan was then used to clear smoke from the property. All persons were accounted for.

"One person was given initial first aid by firefighters for smoke inhalation before being handed over to the care of paramedics, who took the casualty to hospital.

"This is believed to have started accidentally."

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