Firefighters tackle house fire in Rowlestone as flames spread to roof

Firefighters from Peterchurch and Ewyas Harold at the house fire in Rowlestone <i>(Image: Peterchurch Fire Station)</i>
Firefighters from Peterchurch and Ewyas Harold at the house fire in Rowlestone (Image: Peterchurch Fire Station)
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Firefighters from two stations have been called to a house fire in a Herefordshire village.

Peterchurch Fire Station said it was called to Rowlestone, in the Golden Valley near the Welsh border, with colleagues from Ewyas Harold.

A spokesperson for the station said crews found an external flue had caught fire to the roof and timber cladding.

After being called out at 8.32am on Saturday (November 7), firefighters used a hose reel jet to extinguish the fire.

They added the damaged material was removed to ensure any hot spots were fully extinguished.

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