Three fire engines were deployed to a Keyworth bungalow when a fire started in its loft. Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue says that crews from three fire stations attended the incident on Limetree Close at around 8.15am on Friday, August 26.
Crews remained on the scene for some time, offering fire safety advice following the incident. The one remaining fire engine at the scene left at around 10.40am.
The incident commander was Watch Manager Ashley Fullard, who said: "This was a large fire which we contained to the loft space and all persons were evacuated. Crews have used four breathing apparatus and two hose reel jets to extinguish the fire.