Firefighters battled through the night to quell an inferno that engulfed a building outside an Indian restaurant in the early hours.
The blaze was reported at 1.28am in a barn-style structure next to Spice of India on Widnes Road in Cuerdley on the outskirts of Widnes.
Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS) said four appliances, from Penketh, Widnes, Warrington, Lymm plus an aerial platform from Lymm attended.