AN investigation is underway after a fire broke out in a house in Alderley Edge.
Firefighters were called to reports of a fire in the first floor of an end terraced house on Oakfield Road shortly 9am yesterday.
Crews wearing breathing apparatus used two hose reels and a covering jet to extinguish the fire.
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Firefighters also used a thermal imaging camera to check for hotspots and a large fan to disperse smoke.
No one was in the property at the time.
An investigation is underway after a fire broke out at a house in Alderley Edge
A spokesman for Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "The cause of the fire is under joint investigation with police crime scene investigators."
Crews from Poynton and Wilmslow were at the scene for around three and a half hours.
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