Investigation to take place after house fire

An investigation is due to start into the cause of a house fire in Derby.

Emergency crews were called to a fire in a semi-detached house in Fairfax Road, Normanton, at 16:43 BST on Wednesday.

Eight fire crews from Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire were sent to the scene.

Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service said everyone in the property was accounted for and an investigation would start "in due course".

Crews left the scene at 22:40 but returned on Thursday morning after reports of smoke coming from the property.

Firefighters remained in Fairfax Road damping down the scene, a spokesperson said.

A number of homes were evacuated "as a precautionary measure" while firefighting operations took place, a Derbyshire Police spokesperson said on Wednesday.

Fairfax Road, part of Lower Dale Road at the junction of Almond Street, and St Chads Road to Stone Hill Road were shut while the fire was dealt with.

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