FIREFIGHTERS were called to a blaze at a disused timber yard in Latchford on Friday night.

They went to Station Road at 8.30pm after reports a shipping container was on fire.

They spent one hour and 20 minutes tackling the flames.

Meanwhile an investigation is under way after a fire in a bedroom on Archers Green Road at 5.45pm.

They spent three hours at the home in Westbrook following a fire in the first floor room.

A large fan was also needed to clear smoke from the property.