A wooden out-building rapidly caught fire on Hawthorn Way, Burwell and spread to a house and neighbouring home on Friday night.
The blaze was “most likely caused by a spark from a chiminea”, said station commander Paul Clarke.
“While these are a great garden feature, care must be taken with their use.”
Firefighters from Burwell and two crews from Newmarket arrived at 6.51pm to find the well-developed blaze.
“The crews immediately called for assistance and did a fantastic job to prevent the fire spreading further,” added commander Clarke.
Wearing breathing apparatus the crews extinguished the fire using hose reels and a jet.
The cause of the fire was accidental and the crews returned to their stations by 9.30pm.
A chiminea is a freestanding front-loading fireplace or oven with a bulbous body and usually a vertical smoke vent.
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here