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  Time of Incident:
  22/01/2022 - 13:31
• place
  Location:
  Granville Road, Northwich
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  Attendance:
  Three fire engines attended, from Winsford, Northwich and Middlewich

At around 1.30pm firefighters were informed of smoke being in a house on Granville Road in Northwich.

No-one was at home.

Two firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used a triple extension ladder to gain entry to the house and inspect it.

There was a fire in the kitchen.

Firefighters extinguished the fire and used a large fan to clear smoke from the house.

They also cut away parts of the kitchen to make sure it was safe, looking for hotspots with a thermal imaging camera.

Firefighters inspected neighbouring properties as well, to make sure that they were safe following the fire.

Firefighters were in attendance for nearly two hours.

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