A road is closed after five fire engines rushed to the scene of a huge house blaze.
Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to Hale Road at 8.28pm on Tuesday, November 1, following reports of a large house fire. Five fire engines from Cheshire and Merseyside arrived at the scene shortly after and found a large detached house well alight.
Crews got to work fighting the fire and requested help from Merseyside Police, who closed the road between Ramsbrook Lane and Eastern Avenue while emergency services work at the scene.
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Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service said the don't believe anybody was inside the property at the time of the blaze. Firefighters are using hose reel jets and are said to have made "good progress" in the three hours they have been at the scene.
The North West Ambulance Service have not been called to the scene, and one firefighter is wearing breathing apparatus "for their own comfort". Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service are asking people to avoid the area while crews work at the scene.
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