{"id":520553,"date":"2025-10-22T21:26:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T21:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/520553\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T21:26:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T21:26:16","slug":"firefighters-called-to-greater-manchester-house-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/520553\/","title":{"rendered":"Firefighters called to Greater Manchester house fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Firefighters spent around one hour and forty minutes on the scene<\/p>\n<p>21:58, 22 Oct 2025Updated 21:58, 22 Oct 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0_Greater-Manchester-Fire-And-Rescue-Service-Deliver-Vital-Equipment-To-Ukraine.jpg\" alt=\"They were called to reports of a building fire involving a property in Eccles \" loading=\"eager\"  \/>They were called to reports of a building fire involving a property in Eccles (Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">Firefighters were called to a fire at a home in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/salford\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Salford<\/a> this evening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">Three fire engines attended the scene on Kirkham Street, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/eccles\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Eccles<\/a> just after 5pm on Wednesday (October 22).<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">Crews from Salford Central and Agecroft fire stations used breathing apparatus and two hose reel jets to extinguish the fire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">They were on the scene for around one hour and forty minutes. No injuries have been reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) said: \u201cJust after 5pm this evening (Wednesday 22nd October), three fire engines from Salford Central and Agecroft fire station were called to reports of a building fire involving a property on Kirkham Street, Salford.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">\u201cCrews arrived quickly at the scene. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used two hose reel jets, a gas monitor and thermal imaging camera to extinguish the fire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">\u201cFirefighters were in attendance for around an hour and forty minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">&#8212;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">Day in day out, our reporters in the Manchester Evening News newsroom bring you remarkable stories from all aspects of Mancunian life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"men\">However, with the pace of life these days, the frenetic news agenda and social media algorithms, you might not be getting a chance to read it. 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