Firefighters were called to a smoke-logged building on Hawthorn Grove in Wilmslow (Image: Google Maps)
A FAULTY lighting mast is believed to have caused a smoke-logged building in Wilmslow.
Firefighters were called to a commercial building on Hawthorn Grove shortly before 11am on Tuesday morning.
The property was evacuated as firefighters used a high pressure fan to clear the smoke.
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A spokesman for Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service said: “A fault in a lighting mast is believed to have been the cause of a room in a commercial building filling with smoke.”
Two fire engines from Wilmslow and Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service dealt with the incident.
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