A fire in a bedroom left a house damaged in Chalfont St Peter this afternoon.

Firefighters from Beaconsfield and Gerrards Cross were called to Lincoln Road at 4.03pm to deal with the fire, which started in the bedroom of a two-storey house. 

The first floor was 50 per cent damaged by heat and smoke, while the ground floor was 20 per cent damaged by smoke.

Lincoln Road, Chalfont St Peter

Crews used two hose reels, two sets of breathing apparatus, a PPV (positive pressure ventilation) fan and a thermal imaging camera to bring the fire under control.