Neighbours were glad to hear the occupants of a house were unharmed after a house fire caused panic on their street. Fire crews were called to a house fire on Birchfield Road, Arnold at around 7pm on August 15.
One resident had to be assessed by paramedics for smoke inhalation, but no other medical treatment was needed. A back garden was damaged by the fire, with charred debris left at the front of two cordoned properties.
Curtis Harper, who is the tenant of 148 Birchfield Road, one of the properties hit by the fire, said he heard a 'commotion' before being alerted to the fire. "Me and my girlfriend were sat watching TV, winding down for the evening when we heard commotion outside and a bang on the door," Mr Harper said.
