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Apr 2024
Firefighters battle major house fire in Starbeck
Fire has caused widespread damage to a house and garage in Starbeck this morning.
The blaze is believed to have started in the garage of the property on Avenue Close, off High Street.
Crews from Harrogate, Knaresborough, Wetherby and Moortown, along with the aerial ladder platform from Harrogate, battled the fire.
Harrogate watch manager Nev Scott said crews were mobilised at 9.52am to what he described as a "significant fire".
Mr Scott said:
He added the occupants had got out of the property by the time firefighters arrived at the scene, and no-one injured. An investigation into the cause us ongoing.
The burnt wreckage of the garage.
A statement by North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service said:
Firefighters at the scene of a house fire in Starbeck.
Paramedics and police were also at the scene.
North Yorkshire Police said in a statement:
Smoke billows from the roof of the fire-damaged roof.
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