A FIRE broke out in a residential street.

Firefighters had extinguished a fire in the open on Brickwharf Drive in Worcester.

The fire was extinguished using a hosereel jet with the area checked over using a thermal imaging camera.

A Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: "A crew from Worcester Fire Station was called at 11.56pm on August 6 to a fire in the open in Brickwharf Drive, Worcester.

"A small fire was extinguished using a hosereel jet with the area checked over using a thermal imaging camera.

"There were no casualties and no other emergency services were required.

"The incident was marked as pending closure at 12.28am."