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Firefighters tackle library blaze

Zhara SimpsonDevon
David Geary Black smoke coming from Teignmouth Library. The building is in the distance surrounded by other buildings and houses. David Geary
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service was called to Teignmouth Library on Sunday afternoon

Fire crews have tackled a blaze at a library.

Firefighters were called to Teignmouth Library, Devon, at about 13:25 BST on Sunday.

Four appliances and an aerial platform ladder attended the scene where crews isolated solar panels and used water jets to "fight the fire", said Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service.

Devon and Cornwall Police attended for "traffic and crowd control" and the blaze was extinguished at about 14:25.

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