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Crews tackle fire at 'derelict' Stoke-on-Trent building

Local News by The Editor 8th Apr 2026  
Crews were called to Aquinas Street, Stoke at 1.10am today (image via Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service)
Crews were called to Aquinas Street, Stoke at 1.10am today (image via Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service)
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Firefighters tackled a "large fire" involving a derelict building in Stoke-on-Trent in the early hours of this morning.

It comes after crews were called to Aquinas Street, Stoke, following reports of a fire, at 1.10am today (Wednesday 8 April).

A spokesperson for Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "Four appliances and the aerial ladder platform (ALP) attended the scene and found a derelict commercial building well alight.

"The fire was extinguished using the ALP and two main jets."

The service explained that an investigation into the cause of the fire is ongoing.

     

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