Six fire engines and around 40 firefighters tackled a house fire on Maple Road in Surbiton over the weekend.

The roof of a semi-detached house was destroyed by the fire on Saturday night (10 October).

Around half of the roof of an adjoining property was also damaged by the fire, but there were no reports of any injuries.

The roof of a semi-detached house was destroyed by the fire on Saturday night (CRedit: Nahid Al Allaf)

A London Fire Brigade spokesperson said: "Control Officers took the first of 19 calls at 2249 and mobilised crews from Twickenham, Richmond, Wandsworth and surrounding fire stations to the scene.

"The fire was extinguished by 0134. The fire is believed to have been accidental and was caused by an electrical fault."

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