Fire engine crashes on call-out to prison

Front of Holme House prison. The low rise building is of brick, with a tall red door and a hatched area in front of it. To the left are some windows and what appears to be a security booth. Image source, Google
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Three appliances were called to reports of a "small fire" on Sunday afternoon

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A fire engine on the way to a blaze at a prison collided with a car.

Cleveland Fire Brigade said the fire, in a cell at HMP Holme House in Stockton, was out on arrival on Sunday afternoon.

A spokesperson added: "On the way to attend this incident, one of our fire engines collided with a car on Holme House Road."

No-one was injured or trapped, they said.

HMP Holme House is a Category C facility, and houses more than 1,000 adult male prisoners.

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