A community were left devastated after a fire wrecked a family home and killed their two dogs. Fire crews rushed to reports of a blaze in Calverton on Saturday afternoon (July 2) after a neighbour called 999.
People in the area have described seeing flames billowing "black smoke" billowing into the sky at around 2pm on Labray Road. Some said that a few brave neighbours tried to extinguish the fire and rescue the dogs that were trapped inside - but with no success.
Three Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue engines attended the scene from Arnold, Stockhill and Carlton. Crews used high pressure hose reels, a thermal imaging camera and small tools to extinguish the fire.
