The loft of a cottage in St Stephens caught fire yesterday afternoon (December 10).

Firefighters from Saltash were helped by a crew from Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service’s Camels Head Fire Station to tackle the fire in the two-storey terraced cottage in Wearde Road.

Wearing breathing apparatus, firefighters used one hosereel to put out the fire. A positive pressure ventilation fan was then used to clear the smoke from the cottage.

The fire was started accidentally.