On Saturday 3 April at 5:16pm, fire crews from Ellesmere Port and Chester were called to a house fire on Rake Lane in Helsby.

Crews, wearing two breathing apparatus, used a hose reel to put out the flames, which were coming from a bedroom.

Two large fans were used to disperse smoke and a hose reel dampened down the area.

The property was unoccupied at the time.