Fire engines called to Chesterfield home after blaze broke out in tumble dryer

Fire crews were called to a property in Chesterfield earlier today, after a blaze broke out in a tumble dryer.

Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service attended the home at around 9.45am on Friday, June 18 following calls that a fire had started in a tumble dryer on Ling Road in Walton.

The blaze was extinguished by firefighters using two breathing apparatus and one hose reel jet, along with a ventilation fan to clear smoke.

The fire has now been put out.

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