Crews tackle house fire in Sneyd Green

Firefighters have tackled a significant house fire in Stoke-on-Trent.

We were called just before 9.30pm yesterday (Tuesday 19 May) to Abbots Drive, Sneyd Green, following reports of smoke coming from the roof of a house.

Four appliances and the aerial ladder platform (ALP) attended the scene and found the loft space well alight.

The fire was extinguished using three hose reel jets and nobody was reported injured.

Crews left the scene at around 2am before returning this morning (Wednesday 20 May) to check for hotspots.

The cause of the fire was deemed to be accidental.