Shocked residents have spoken out about a devastating house fire on their street, saying they had 'never seen anything like it.' Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue services were called to reports of a domestic fire at 4.12pm this afternoon (October 31) in Harwood Close, Arnold, which was threatening to spread to neighbouring homes.
The 20-metre by 10-metre blaze affected two floors of the house, with one resident commenting that the fire "went from 0-100 in about 20 seconds" Four firefighting appliances, from Carlton, Stockhill, London Road, and Arnold were i.n attendance, as well as an aerial ladder platform from London Road.
No injuries were reported, with the Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue service station manager telling a reporter at the scene that people inside the house managed to exit the property before the fire developed. Residents in Harwood Close said that they had "never seen a fire take hold like that."
