Firefighters deployed as fire breaks out involving electric charging point (Image: LDRService)
THE services of firefighters were required following an incident involving an electric charging point.
One fire engine from Birchwood Fire Station was dispatched to the Birchwood area following reports of the blaze.
Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service received reports of the fire on Warrington Road at around 9pm on Sunday.
This was described as a small electrical fire in the open, but on arrival, the crew found this involved an electrical charging point.
The blaze was extinguished by firefighters using a hose reel jet.
They also used a thermal imaging camera to ensure there were no further hotspots.
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