Fire breaks out at Chester's Wetherspoons after someone shoved cigarette in intercom

Fire crews were called to a Chester pub this afternoon after someone had 'shoved' a cigarette into an intercom.

Cheshire Fire and Rescue were called to the Square Bottle, Wetherspoons pub on Foregate Street, in Chester city centre shortly after 3.30pm.

A staff member from the pub said the fire crews were called as a precautionary measure because "someone had shoved a cigarette into the intercom and it was smouldering."

Crews used a hose reel jet on a duct by the front door of the premises to put the fire out.

Those inside the pub during the incident were evacuated for their safety.

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