Fire crews called to East Northants village blaze

Several fire crews were called to a picturesque East Northants village last night (Saturday) after a blaze at a farm house.

Crews from White Watch Corby were supported by six other Northamptonshire appliances, a water bowser from Leicestershire and paramedics after the fire took hold in Sudborough

Corby Fire Station said the incident commander deployed a number of hose reel jets to the building's exterior to stop it from spreading to the attached home.

A spokesman for the station said: "Due to the hard work of the fire crews the incident was closed within a few hours.

"Thankfully no-one was in the property at the time."