FIRE crews in Devizes tackled two small domestic property fires in the space of less than 12 hours on Friday.

In the first incident at 1.46pm, they were called out to a chimney fire in Close Lane, Rowde. It was extinguished using the chimney kit.

In the second incident at 10.36pm, two crews from Devizes attended a fire involving a washing machine at a property in Thomas Wyatt Road, Devizes.

The fire was out on arrival and the appliance was moved outside.