Fire crews battle blaze for four hours overnight in Northamptonshire village

Around 20 firefighters battled a huge house blaze for more than four hours in a Northamptonshire village overnight.

Crews from Wellingborough, Rushden, Irthlingborough and Moulton were called to the first in Northfield Avenue, Ringstead, just before 2am on Wednesday.

The blaze was bought under control at around 6am but some crews were still at the scene 5½ hours later and local residents are being advised to keep doors and windows closed to keep smoke out.

The cause of the fire is currently being investigated.

NFRS' incident commander revealed the resident had been woken up by a smoke alarm and managed to escaped uninjured.

A fire service spokesman said: "You are four times more likely to die in a fire if you don’t have a smoke alarm that works. The easiest way to protect your home and family from fire is with working smoke alarms.

"Get them, install them and test them, they could save your life."

Visit the NFRS smoke and carbon monoxide alarms page for more information of see the Government's Fire safety in the home leaflet.

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