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Clothes shop fire in Northwich

Friday, 21 February 2020 13:22

Firefighters called to a fire at a clothes shop in Northwich.

At around 8.30am firefighters were called to report of a fire at a clothes shop in Witton Street, Northwich.

On arrival crews discovered that the fire involved a heater above the shop entrance.

The shop was evacuated and the electricity supply was isolated.

Firefighters extinguishing the fire using water. Then then damped the heater down to make it safe.

Once the heater had cooled down the crew dismantled it.

Firefighters also cleared smoke from the shop using a large fan.

They were in attendance for around an hour and 15 minutes before handing the incident over to the shop's staff.

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