FIREFIGHTERS were called out twice last night to deal with fires in the Warrington area which could have arisen because of the heatwave.
A fire on the bank of the Manchester Ship Canal off Moss Lane, Walton was dealt with by a crew from Runcorn who found two seats of fire and used a hose reel jet to extinguish them.
Less than half-an-hour later, at crew from Lymm was called to Cartridge Lane, Grappenhall where a hedge on farmland was ablaze.
The fire involved about eight metres by two metres and a hose reel jet was used to extinguish.
The crew monitored the heat with a thermal imaging camera before leaving the scene.
No damage to property was reported at either incident.
