Crews worked throughout the night after a fire broke out at a Tameside house. Emergency services were called out to Talbot Road, in Hyde, shortly after 10.30pm yesterday (December 26).
Five fire engines were sent out to the scene as the fire raged. Firefighters worked throughout the early hours of this morning, with Talbot Road closed as they battled the blaze.
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) remains in attendance. It's understood there were no casualties following the fire.
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Images from the scene show severe damage to the roof of a house on Talbot Road. The property has been taped off by firefighters, with a full fire investigation expected to take place.
A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) said: “Just after 10.30pm last night (Thursday, December 26), five fire engines from Hyde, Stalybridge, Ashton, Gorton and Hollins fire station were called to reports of a building fire involving a property on Talbot Road, Hyde. Crews arrived quickly at the scene.
"Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used a hose reel, jet, gas monitor, chimney roads, hearth kit and thermal imaging camera to extinguish the fire and carry out safety checks. Firefighters have been in attendance for around eight hours and are still at the scene.”
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