Garage fire

Roof severely damaged during blaze.

Firefighters were called to reports of a fire in a garage at Honiton.

Two fire appliances from Honiton responded to the incident at 9.44am, last Sunday, at Wood Hill View.

A spokesman for Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue said: “There was a fire in the garage involving a tumble dryer, the garage roof was severely damaged by fire and the adjoining house was heavily smoke logged.”

Breathing apparatus and hose reel jets were used to extinguish the fire.