Firefighters called to tackle Stoke-on-Trent shop fire

By The Editor 25th Mar 2026

Local News by The Editor 1 hour ago

The cause of the fire was deemed accidental, by an electrical fault (image via Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service)

Firefighters were called to a shop on fire in Stoke on Trent last night (Tuesday 24 March).

Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service crews were called just after 9pm yesterday to a shop on King Street, Fenton, following reports of a fire.

A spokesperson for Staffordshire Fire and Rescue service said: "Three crews used breathing apparatus and used hose reel jets to extinguish the fire."

Nobody was reported injured and the cause of the fire was deemed accidental, by an electrical fault.

Crews remained at the scene to dampen down hot spots before leaving at around 11.30pm.

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