Investigation into cause of house fire in city

Emergency services are investigating after a house fire in Derby.

Fire crews were called to Booth Street in Alvaston at about 09:15 BST on Tuesday.

At its height, the operation had an aerial ladder platform from Chesterfield working alongside crews from Kingsway and Nottingham Road station, as well as firefighters from Long Eaton and Castle Donington in Leicestershire.

By 12:30, Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service said the response was being scaled down.

The service added nobody was injured, and a joint police and fire investigation was due to begin later.

Derbyshire Police confirmed officers were at the scene and working alongside their fire service colleagues.

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