FIREFIGHTERS were called to tackle a bonfire which had been left to burn at the back of the old Roebuck pub last night. 

Crews from Northwich Fire Station were sent to the car park at the derelict pub in Witton Street at 8.31pm last night. 

A spokesman for Cheshire Fire Service said: "Crews attended to a bonfire on a car park which had been left to burn on Witton Street in Northwich.

"One hose reel was used to ensue the bonfire was extinguished and firefighters dampened down.

"Crews then checked to see if any embers had gone through the window of a building close by before deeming the area safe."