Footage has emerged of a horrifying blaze that took place on a Darlington residential street late in the evening on June 6.

The fire, which took place on Cricket Field Row in Darlington, is said to have broken out in the garden of one resident’s house.

Firefighters rushed to the scene just after 10pm on a Tuesday evening as flames and smoke bellowed high above the roof.

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One eyewitness claims the fire left the back of the house and garden “black” with smashed windows as the cause of the incident currently remains unknown.

The resident, who lives on the neighbouring street Marske Grove, took a video of the terrifying incident as crews battled the blaze late in to the night.

They said: “I was in bed and my boyfriend came home after the night shift alerting me that there was a huge fire.

“We went outside and it honestly looked worse in real life, engulfing the whole house almost.”

The Northern Echo contacted County Durham and Darlington Fire & Rescue Service for a statement regarding the fire.

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A spokesperson said: “Reports of a fire at Cricket Field row in Darlington, came into CDDFRS control room at around 10pm last night (Tuesday 6th June).

“Three appliances from Darlington and Bishop Auckland attended the incident.

“To extinguish the fire, four firefighters in Breathing Apparatus were deployed and used high-pressure hose reels. They left the scene at 11:35pm.”

The Northern Echo also contacted the North East Ambulance Service for a statement.

The service confirmed they did not attend the incident.