A woman had to be rescued from her flat last night after the kebab shop below caught fire.
Fire crews from Macclesfield, Bollington, Poynton and Congleton were called to Cheshire Fast Food at about 10.30 on Tuesday, June 28, after staff called 999 to report the kitchen fire.
Firefighters with breathing apparatus entered the three storey terrace with a hose reel to rescue the tenant, whose flat is above the fast food shop.
They then searched the adjoining flats – which had been badly smoke damaged – to make sure everyone was accounted for.
A positive pressure ventilation fan was used and the fire was extinguished using two hose reels. A team of four then used a thermal image camera to assess hotspots.
An ambulance service spokeswoman said a female was treated for slight smoke inhalation, but was not taken to hospital.
A total of six fire crews, including an aerial unit from Macclesfield attended as they battled to put out the blaze.
Jonathan Smythe, who lives above Jackson and Son's sandwich shop next door to the take away, noticed the smoke billowing past his window and quickly evacuated his two children – Eva, 10, and Freddie, 12.
Jonathan, who has a graphic design studio at the top floor of the property, said:
"I saw the smoke going past, I came down stairs and looked out the window and I could see the two lads who work in the shop on the other side of the street on their phones.
"Straight away I went and got my kids and got straight out, by that time my flat was already filling up with smoke. It's black with thick smoke now."
Bill Hurley, owner of Jackson and Son sandwich shop, was called out at 11.45pm last night to find his front door had been shamshed by fire officers.
He said: "They had to get into the property quickly to see if the fire had spread but luckily it hadn't. The shop is fine and we're still open."
Watch manager Paul Janion said: "We believe the fire started in the deep fat fryer duction – the ventilation system.
"A fire crew were here all night and the area has now been made safe.
"The fire had spread from the kitchen to the first floor."
