TWO people received treatment for smoke inhalation after a fire spread to a home in Cinnamon Brow.

The fire broke out in a shed in Lockerbie Close shortly after 1am this morning, Tuesday.

Three fire engines from Warrington, Stockton Heath and Lymm fire stations rushed to the scene and crews found the shed to be well alight on arrival.

They also discovered that the fire had spread to the property.

Crews wearing breathing apparatus used a hose reel and a hose reel jet to extinguish the flames.

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Firefighters then dampened down the area and removed tiles from the roof before checking the heat levels using a thermal imaging camera.

A man and a woman were treated for smoke inhalation at the scene.

Crews were in attendance for approximately four hours.