LIVE: Emergency crews on scene after fire breaks out at home - latest updates

Emergency crews are responding to a house fire in Salford this morning.

The blaze broke out at a home on Montonmill Gardens at around 5.15am today (Tuesday), the fire service confirmed. Four fire engines raced to the scene.

Pictures also showed a number of police cars and ambulance vehicles on the street. A woman was taken to hospital as firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze.

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Fire crews remain on the scene of the incident this morning. In a statement, a spokesperson for the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) said: "At around 5.15am on Tuesday 22 October, GMFRS crews were called to reports of a fire at a home on Montonmill Gardens in Eccles.

"Four fire engines from Eccles, Salford and Agecroft stations quickly attended the scene. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used three hose reels to extinguish the fire.

"A woman has been taken to hospital by North West Ambulance Service (NWAS). GMFRS crews remain at the scene."

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Here's how the scene looked this morning at around 6am.

Fire crews remain on the street.

A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) said:

“At around 5.15am on Tuesday 22 October, GMFRS crews were called to reports of a fire at a home on Montonmill Gardens in Eccles.

“Four fire engines from Eccles, Salford and Agecroft stations quickly attended the scene.

"Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used three hose reels to extinguish the fire.

"A woman has been taken to hospital by North West Ambulance Service (NWAS).

“GMFRS crews remain at the