FIREFIGHTERS rushed to a fire in a residential street last week.

Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue crews from Ascot were called to Charlbury Close in Bracknell on Friday, April 8.

They were called at 7.27pm and firefighters discovered a fire had started in a skip outside a property.

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A spokesman from RBFRS said: "A Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service crew from Ascot was sent to the scene. 

"Upon arrival, crews found and extinguished a small fire in a skip. They were on the scene for around 10 minutes."