BLAZE: Chimney fire in Wells (stock image)
A HOUSE was filled with smoke yesterday morning (January 23) after a chimney fire.
A fire engine from Wells attended the incident around 8.47am, after a member of the public woke up to find their house filled with smoke in Coxley.
The fire engine also requested support from an officer.
"On arrival crews were able to confirm there was a small fire involving a beam of the chimney as a result of a wood burner used the evening prior," a spokesperson for Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said.
"Crews got to work with chimney gear, small tools, water to cool the area and a thermal imaging camera was used to check all floors and the adjoining property for hot spots."
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