Firefighters extinguish Torquay house blaze
The fire service says the fire started in the roof of one of the houses and spread to the other
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Firefighters in Devon have put out a blaze in the roofs of two terraced houses in Torquay.
Devon and Somerset Fire Service said the fire started in the roof of one of the houses on Sherwell Lane shortly after 14:30 BST and spread to the other.
Firefighters said everyone in the houses was accounted for and the fire had been extinguished.
It said six fire engines from Torquay and Paignton and an aerial platform tackled the fire.
The service said: "Crews are currently using breathing apparatus, hose reel jets and small tools to access and dampen down any potential hotspots."
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