A retired couple’s car was completely destroyed when a fire ripped through their garage.
Firefighters were called to Mosswood Crescent in Acklam at 4.38pm today after a blaze took hold in the attached garage of their home.
It is believed that an electrical fault in a tumble dryer, which was on at the time, caused the fire. This then spread to the Nissan Qashqai which was parked inside.
Alwyn Grant, who lives in the house with her retired firefighter husband Terry, said: “I heard some banging and thought it was next door or someone breaking in so I went to have a look.
“When I went out I just saw flames shooting up out of the garage.
“I called for Terry and he then tried to tackle the fire, with him having being in the brigade, while I called 999.”
Two appliances from Middlesbrough Fire Station attended their home and extinguished the blaze.
As well as the car, the garage was partially destroyed, along with an array of garden tools and the tumble dryer stored in the building.
“Terry sustained some burns to his face so he was taken to James Cook,” added Alwyn. “But luckily he is okay and the burns are only minor.”
“I am still in shock but I would like to say that the fire brigade were absolutely brilliant,” she added. “We would like to thank them for what they did.”
Alan Pierson watch manager at Middlesbrough Fire Station said: “The man at the home, who retired from the fire brigade in 1977, tried to tackle the blaze himself but then we took over on our arrival.
“We believe that the tumble dryer in the garage was the cause of the fire.”
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