A TUMBLE dryer caught fire at a house in Winsford.
Crews were called to reports of a fire in a shed near to a house on John Street shortly after 5pm on Wednesday.
On arrival crews discovered that the fire involved a tumble dryer and no-one was unaccounted for.
The gas and electricity supplies to the property were isolated and firefighters extinguished the fire in the outbuilding using a hose reel jet.
Crews then damped the area down to make it safe.
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Temperatures were monitored with a thermal imaging camera.
A neighbouring property was also checked with a thermal imaging camera to make sure that the fire had not spread to it.
For tumble dryer fire safety advice visit cheshirefire.gov.uk/public-safety/home-safety/tumble-dryer-fire-safety.
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