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Fire crews battle chip shop blaze in Welsh Row, Nantwich

Fire crews battle chip shop blaze in Welsh Row, Nantwich

Fire crews have battled a blaze in a chip shop in Nantwich.

One woman was treated at the scene for smoke inhalation as the fire broke out at Welsh Row chippy.

April 21, 2015
Fire chiefs in Cheshire say £1.9m cuts will not impact service

Fire chiefs in Cheshire say £1.9m cuts will not impact service

Fire chiefs in Cheshire say they can maintain improvements in public safety, despite having to find £1.9 million savings.

Members of the Fire Authority were told to expect ongoing cuts of 8% a year from central Government funding – savings of nearly £8 million over the next four years.

February 16, 2015
Nantwich house blaze which injured two was accidental, say fire chiefs

Nantwich house blaze which injured two was accidental, say fire chiefs

A fire which injured a man and woman after raging through a Nantwich house, is being treated as accidental.

The blaze broke out in the first floor of a property on Western Avenue, near Brine Leas School in Nantwich.

October 29, 2014
Man and woman rescued from Nantwich house fire

Man and woman rescued from Nantwich house fire

A man and woman were rescued from a house fire in Nantwich today (October 27)

The blaze broke out in a property on Western Avenue, Nantwich, at about 4.30pm.

October 27, 2014
Crewe youth centre blaze suspected arson, say police and fire chiefs

Crewe youth centre blaze suspected arson, say police and fire chiefs

Police and fire chiefs are treating a blaze at a Crewe youth centre as suspected arson.

The fire on Mirion Street badly damaged the vacant building, caused chaos on surrounding roads during busy peak period.

August 22, 2014
Fire crews tackle major blaze in Crewe youth centre

Fire crews tackle major blaze in Crewe youth centre

Dozens of South Cheshire fire fighters battled with this major blaze after a youth centre in Crewe went up in flames.

The blaze broke out in a building on Mirion Street, Crewe.

August 21, 2014
A500 HGV hay fire near Shavington causes long delays

A500 HGV hay fire near Shavington causes long delays

This is the devastation caused by a lorry fire which closed the A500 for most of yesterday (July 24).

These pictures show the after-math of the HGV blaze on the westbound side of the A500 between the A5020 and the Shavington turn-off.

July 25, 2014
Fire on lorry full of hay closes A500 Shavington bypass

Fire on lorry full of hay closes A500 Shavington bypass

Police have closed the A500 between the M6 and Nantwich as fire crews tackle a lorry blaze.

A large amount of hay being transported by the lorry is on fire, and large plumes of smoke are covering the Shavington bypass carriageways.

July 24, 2014
Staff and customers flee Nantwich town centre pub blaze

Staff and customers flee Nantwich town centre pub blaze

A Nantwich pub had to be evacuated today (July 4) after a kitchen went up in smoke.

Staff and customers fled from the White Horse pub on Pillory Street as the blaze started in a fryer.

July 4, 2014
Kitchen appliance warning after dryer blaze in Nantwich home

Kitchen appliance warning after dryer blaze in Nantwich home

Fire crews are warning residents to check on the safety of kitchen appliances after a blaze at a house in Nantwich. The fire broke out at a property on Barony Court involving a tumble dryer.

June 1, 2014
Nantwich traffic gridlock after M6 closure on busiest Jazz Festival day

Nantwich traffic gridlock after M6 closure on busiest Jazz Festival day

Roads around Nantwich were gridlocked for much of yesterday as the town’s Jazz Festival swung into its third day. A crash on the M6 motorway in the morning led to a closure between junctions 17 and 18 and thousands of vehicles using surrounding routes.

April 20, 2014
House fire in Nantwich sparked by tumble dryer

House fire in Nantwich sparked by tumble dryer

A house blaze in Nantwich was sparked by a tumble dryer, fire crews say. The fire broke out in a three-storey town house on Capel Way, Nantwich, last night (April 8) at 10.40pm.

April 9, 2014
Fire crews battle large shed and tree fire at Nantwich house

Fire crews battle large shed and tree fire at Nantwich house

Fire crews tackled a large blaze involving sheds and conifer trees at a property on Weaver Road in Nantwich. Firefighters from Nantwich and Crewe used breathing apparatus and four hose reels to fight the fire.

March 31, 2014