Warning after garden fire spreads to home

We are reminding people to be extra cautious after a garden fire spread to a property in Stafford.

Crews were called to 1.10pm on Saturday (15 August) to Exeter Street following reports of a fire.

Three appliances attended the scene and found a garden well alight. The fire had also spread to a house.

The fire was extinguished and thankfully nobody was reported injured.

Station Manager Russ Brown attended the scene. He said: “With the current warm, dry conditions we are experiencing across Staffordshire, we are pleading with people to take extra care when outside.

“The risk of fire spreading and becoming out of control is incredibly high and our resources are stretched with the current demand.

“We deemed the cause of the fire to be accidental, by discarded smoking materials, so I would urge people to make sure cigarettes are extinguished and not dropped on dry grass.”

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