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:
“The fire has significantly affected one two-storey property, and there is smoke damage to a neighbouring property.
“The work of the crews has prevented the fire spreading to an adjacent property. Crews will continue to work through the day to dampen the fire and mitigate any further damage.”
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:
“Fire crews were called at around 9:50 this morning to reports of a house fire on Avenue Close in Harrogate.
Crews have been working to fight the fire and stop it spreading to a second property.”
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:
“Police are assisting North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service at the scene of a fire at a residential property on Avenue Close in Harrogate.
“The incident was reported at 10.17am.”
Smoke billows from the roof of the fire-damaged roof.
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