FIREFIGHTERS have been called to a house fire in a York suburb.
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said they were called out at 11.18am today (September 30) to reports of a fire at a property in Askham Lane in Foxwood.
A spokesman for the service said: "Crews from York, Tadcaster and Huntington along with an ariel ladder platform responded to reports of a fire in a property affecting the roof.
"The fire originated in the bathroom and was caused by an electrical fault.
"This then spread to the roof.
"The fire cause 100% fire damage to the bathroom, 75% fire damage to the roof, and 50% smoke damage to the rest of the property.
"Crews used two breathing apparatus, one hose reel jet, small tools, a triple extension ladder, roof ladder and a thermal imaging camera to extinguish, damp down and investigate."
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