Man in hospital after outhouse fire in Nantwich

A man was hospitalized after a fire in an outhouse in Nantwich.

The fire broke out on Prince Edward Street in Nantwich at around 10:15 a.m. yesterday (April 13).

Two fire engines from Nantwich were present and the crews discovered that the fire was a refrigerator-freezer in the annex.

A hose reel was used to extinguish the flames.

A man found to be suffering from smoke inhalation was taken to hospital for screening.

The Cheshire Fire Department firefighters were on site for about 45 minutes.

In another incident, the crews fought a chimney fire in Shavington yesterday evening (April 13th) at around 7.30 p.m.

The fire was in a property on Main Road in Shavington.

Five fire engines were present all night, two from Crewe, one from Nantwich, one from Northwich and one from Sandbach.

The fire had spread to the roof of the property by the time the crews arrived.

A hose reel was used to extinguish the flames.

A thermal camera was used to check areas for hot spots with a 7 m ladder used by the crews.

Firefighters then removed affected tiles from the roof.

They left the scene just before 5:30 a.m. today (April 14).

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