INVESTIGATIONS into a house fire, which occurred in the early hours of yesterday, are under way.
Firefighters were called to a report of a car blaze in Salters Avenue, Darlington, just after 1am, but found it had extended to a nearby property.
Crews were called from Darlington and Newton Aycliffe fire stations to deal with the incident.
A fire service spokesman said it was initially feared that the house was occupied, but that later turned out not to be the case.
Firefighters spent about two hours tackling the blaze and the area was sealed off by police for further investigations.
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