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Sleaford firefighters have been called to two chimney fires in the last couple of days

According to a Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue statement, crews from Sleaford and Billinghay were called out on Saturday to a chimney fire on Grantham Road, Sleaford.

A spokesman said that soot in chimney had caught alight. Crews removed all fuel from a log burner to extinguish the fire.

On Friday a chimney fire was reported at a property on Bloxholm Road, Roxholm shortly after 1.30pm.

Soot had caught fire within chimney. Chimney rods and a stirrup pump were used to extinguish it in this case.

It was said to have been caused by a build up of soot within the chimney breast.

Crews called to chimney fires in Sleaford area properties