This was all that was left of the loft space at a house in Bristol today, after a fire overnight which gutted the roof and damaged inside.
Fire crews were called to the home in Runswick Road, Brislington in the early hours of this morning (January 18) and crews from the four closest fire stations - Kingswood, Temple, Hicks Gate and Bedminster - attended.
Four firefighters got into the property and onto the roof while another used a hose reel from above on the turntable ladder.
Video of the scene showed jets of water being poured onto the blaze to contain it and stop the fire spreading down below.
Fire chiefs said the cause of the fire was accidental, and no one was injured in the fire.
Crews from Hicks Gate stayed at the scene to mop up, and shared these images of the inside of the loft after the fire.
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Daylight revealed the extend of the damage, with the entire roof now appearing to need replacing. Residents were woken by the sound of the fire breaking glass and the fire engines arriving.
"We were woken up at about 1:30 by the fire engines," said one neighbour, who declined to be named.
"We heard banging and breaking glass, I don’t know if they were smashing the windows to get people out or if it was just the fire causing it. Then more and more fire engines just turned up and they set up the crane.
"Luckily it was a detached house so no one else evacuated and no other property damaged, was absolutely nuts though," he added. A spokesperson for Avon Fire and Rescue Service confirmed no one was injured in the blaze. The first crews arrived to find the fire in the loft space.
"Four firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used hose reels to cut away and extinguish the fire, before damping down the area," she said.
"The turntable ladder was also present and in use as a water tower. The cause of the fire is thought to be accidental ignition," she added.
