Firefighters from Ventnor and Shanklin have been called to a house fire in Ventnor this morning (Sunday) after a dehumidifier caught alight in an upstairs bedroom.
Emergency services were alerted to the incident at a residential property on Beaconsfield Road, near St Catherine Street, at around 09:15.
2 fire appliances from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service were mobilised to the address following reports of a fire within the property.
Upon arrival, crews established that the blaze had originated from a dehumidifier in a first-floor bedroom.
The occupants had already removed the appliance from the house before firefighters reached the scene.
Firefighters used a hose reel jet to extinguish the flames before ventilating the property to clear smoke.
No injuries have been reported as a result of the incident.
