A GARAGE fire was extinguished by firefighters on New Year’s Day in Hartlepool.

Two engines from Hartlepool fire station and one from the town’s Headland branch were called to Hazlehen Close in the Throston area at about 2.48pm.

They used two hose reels to put out the fire which caused 10 per cent smoke damage to a garage and 30 per cent smoke damage to the rest of the property.