FIREFIGHTERS were called to an electrical cable fire on the railway line off Hale Road in Widnes. 

The alarm was raised at 7.25pm on Saturday. 

A Cheshire Fire spokesman said: "When they arrived crews set up a cordon around the impacted area and liaised with Network Rail while they dealt with the fire."

Crews were also called to a grill fire in Widnes on Dean Close at 4am today, Monday. 

When they arrived firefighters found that there had been a fire involving a grill but this had gone out.

Crews used a fan to clear smoke from the property.