Dog rescued from fire which engulfed two houses and vehicles

Highfields-Drive-Bilsthorpe
Highfields Drive, Bilsthorpe. (Picture: Google)

Firefighters rescued a dog from a fire which tore through two houses and three vehicles on a street in Bilsthorpe.

Crews were called to the blaze which is thought to have started in a car on Highfields Drive at 5.34pm on Tuesday (June 13).

Firefighters from six fire stations including a crew from Chesterfield tackled the blaze, which spread to two other vehicles and two houses.

No one was seriously hurt but a pet dog was rescued.

Firefighters using breathing equipment and an aerial ladder platform got the fire under control and the incident was declared over at 9.08pm.

A spokesman for Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service said crews from Mansfield, Edwinstowe, Blidworth, Ashfield and Southwell were also involved and an investigation has started into what caused the blaze.

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