A WHEELIE bin fire forced Winsford's firefighters briefly into action last night, Thursday.

Around 10.15pm, a crew was called out to Malvern Way to deal with the fire – involving a wheelie bin and a small amount of rubbish.

Firefighters extinguished the fire with a hose reel jet, and were only in attendance for around 10 minutes.

Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service has issued advice on preventing fires involving wheelie bins, available here.