FIREFIGHTERS were called out to tackle a chimney blaze in Chester.
Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service received a call just after 2.10pm on Wednesday reporting an incident at an address in Belgrave Avenue, Eccleston.
Two crews attended the scene - one each from Ellesmere Port and Chester.
A spokesman for the service said: "Crews used a hose reel to extinguish the fire in the multi fuel burner but there was smoke logging to the first floor of the property.
"Firefighters searched the loft space and located a fire in the chimney breast and heat damage. Crews cut away [the] affected area and continued to work at the scene."
The firefighters later used an aerial ladder platform to gain entry to the chimney stack and extinguished the fire.
They then cleared the smoke but continued to monitor the lower portion of the chimney with a thermal imaging camera.
A small amount of smoke was issuing from the chimney breast between the ground and first floor so crews accessed the affected area by removing bricks. There were then no further signs of fire.
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