Firefighters attend house fire in Telford
Firefighters have attended a severe house fire at a property in the Brookside area of Telford this morning.
Firefighters have attended what they describe as a severe house fire at a property in Telford this morning.
Fire crews were called to the two storey end of terraced property in Burtondale, Brookside at around 6.49am.
A family from the property managed to escape suffering from smoke inhalation.
Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus extinguished the fire using hose reel jets and a covering jet.
A Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: "Thankfully the family only suffered minor injuries and were left in the care of the ambulance service. A fire investigation is now underway."
Two fire appliances were mobilised from Telford Central and Tweedale.
West Midlands Ambulance Service also attended.
