Crews tackle 'large house fire' in Stoke-on-Trent

By The Editor 12th Nov 2026

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Firefighters were called to Ford Green Road in Smallthorne (images via Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service)

Firefighters have extinguished a "large house fire" in Stoke-on-Trent today (Thursday 12 November).

Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service was called to Ford Green Road in Smallthorne, at 9.20am following reports of smoke coming from a building.

Three appliances and the aerial ladder platform (ALP) attended the scene, the fire service confirmed.

Firefighters forced entry to the house and used hose reel jets to extinguish the fire, which was found on the first floor.

The fire service said the property was searched and nobody was found inside.

A spokesperson for Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "Crews remain at the scene to identify and extinguish any hotspots.

"An investigation into the cause of the fire will take place in due course."

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