AN INFERNO has sent fireballs and plumes of smoke billowing into the sky above Stoke-on-Trent.
It is understood that the blaze erupted in Sneyd Green overnight with sparks and flames launched into the air by the inferno.
Witnesses to the fire on Pleydell Street at 2:30am saw flames pouring into the sky from a fire close to one of the homes on the street.
It is not yet clear if the fire originated from one of the houses or not.
Images captured by residents show a jet of fire and sparks rising from a blaze on the residential street.
Houses up and down the road were illuminated by the glow of the fireball.
Emergency services raced to the scene in the early hours to tackle the blaze.
Witnesses reported several fire engines arrived to tackle the flames.
Emergency crews were still on scene this morning, The Sun understands.
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue services also raced to the scene of a fire in Tamworth last night.
Emergency services have not released any information on the fire.
The inferno raged close to homes on Pleydell Street[/caption]
