Firefighters tackle Stafford blaze as smoke billows from garage
Firefighters tackled a fire at a garage in Stafford after smoke was seen billowing from the building.
Crews descended on Valley Drive at around 1am on Thursday and found a fire in the garage area of a business.
Two breathing apparatus and one hose-reel jet was used to extinguish the fire later deemed accidental as a result of an electrical fault.
Teams from Eccleshall, Rising Brook, Stafford and Stone attended to tackle the blaze. Crews left the scene at around 4.50am.
A spokesman for Staffordshire Police said: "Police were called to Valley Drive, Stafford, at around 12.50am (on Thursday) following reports of a fire.
"Officers attended as did Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service. On arrival, officers and crews located a fire in the garage area of a business premises.
"The fire was extinguished by fire crews. The incident was left in the care of Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service."
