Firefighters put out derelict rail carriage blaze

Firefighters have put out a fire inside derelict railway carriages in Stoke-on-Trent.

Crews were called to land off Shelton New Road at 23:15 BST on Saturday, Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service said.

The fire engulfed three carriages, and required three hose reel jets and two main jets to extinguish.

There were no reports of injuries, and an investigation into the cause was ongoing, a fire service spokesperson said.

Four appliances and our aerial ladder platform attended the scene alongside British Transport Police and Network Rail.

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