Neighbours have described the moment a house on their village street was engulfed in thick smoke. There were fears that a woman may still have been in the house on Cropwell Road, Radcliffe-on-Trent, when the fire broke out at around 12.30pm on Monday, May 9.
However, the lady was found on the driveway and escorted to safety, while the roof of the house poured smoke into the sky - which people nearby had initially thought was a bonfire. Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service sent 30 firefighters to the scene to tackle the blaze, which is thought to have started on either the first floor or the roof space, and bring it under control.
Crews are expected to remain on the scene until Tuesday morning [May 10] and an investigation is being carried out into what happened. Cropwell Road was completely closed off by police while the incident was dealt with by firefighters.
