Firefighters from Honiton were sent to a chimney fire last night (January 24).

Fire control received a call from a member of the public reporting the blaze, in Stockland, at around 9.10pm.

A crew from Honiton attended the incident and on arrival requested support for equipment and personnel.

Fire control assigned another fire engine from Honiton to assist.

Crews used a thermal imaging camera and chimney rods to tackle the blaze.