Kitchen fire spreads to roof space of neighbouring property in Shrewsbury

Firefighters this afternoon tackled a kitchen fire which had spread to the roof space of a neighbouring property in Shrewsbury.

Emergency services were called to the property on Tilbrook Drive in the Castlefields area of Shrewsbury at around 3.20pm.

An 85-year-old man was assessed for smoke inhalation but did not require hospital treatment.

Three fire appliances were mobilised from Shrewsbury along with West Midlands Ambulance Service and West Mercia Police.

Firefighters used breathing apparatus, two hose reel jets and one main jet to extinguish the fire.

@shropsfire making up equipment following property fire in Shrewsbury, good effective action taken to limit spread pic.twitter.com/HEayUTX7j3 https://twitter.com/SFRS_NGriffiths/status/732963678165819392