Fire service issues statement after 'frightening' blaze in Derby suburb

Pictured is a view of the incident
-Credit:Derby Telegraph


Derbyshire police and the fire service have started a joint investigation into the cause of a fire in a residential Derby street. Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to Kingsley Street, Sinfin, after reports of a house fire at around 9.40am on Tuesday (January 28).

Crews discovered a fire on the first floor of the property and say no one was inside the house at the time. A spokesperson for the fire service said: "Firefighters from Ascot Drive, Kingsway and Nottingham Road attended a house fire on Kingsley Street in Sinfin, Derby, at 9.38am on Tuesday.

"On arrival, crews discovered a fire on the first floor of the property and established nobody was inside the house. A joint police and fire investigation is under way to determine the cause of the fire."

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Two police vehicles and a fire engine remained at the scene until around 12pm on Tuesday, but the smell of smoke in the air remained prominent. Alan Buxton, 79, left his house on Kingsley Street at around 10.30am to go the shop. He described seeing smoke billowing from the property, which is just a few hundred yards from his home.

“I left the house and could hear a commotion to my left. I looked and saw a big fire engine blocking the road and a load of people out on the street," he said. "They were all just watching the firemen shooting gallons of water at it.

“It looks as though no one has been harmed which is the main thing, but it’s frightening and shows just how dangerous fires are. I have never seen anything like it before. Financially I dread to think about the cost of the fire.”

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Another resident, Mark Davies, who lives on Carlyle Street, added: "I have been out all morning but I came back and there was blues and twos all over the street. The damage looks really bad but I’m sure the firemen did everything they could.

"There was a little bit of smoke when I came back a couple of hours ago but it seems to have cleared now. The area is a tight-knit community overall but everywhere has its troubles. It’s just so sad to think that someone could’ve lost prized belongings. I just hope they’re OK.”

Derbyshire police has confirmed it was in attendance following the house fire and that an investigation by the fire service is under way. A spokesperson for the force said: "We received a call from Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service just after 10.30am requesting police attendance at a house fire in Kingsley Street, Sinfin. An investigation to determine the cause of the fire is currently ongoing.”