FIRE broke out in the early hours of this morning (Wednesday) causing damage to two houses.

Firecrews were alerted to a fire in East Road, Langford at 1am this morning. The fire service received numerous calls and two vehicles from Biggleswade were sent.

The fire begun in outbuildings, thought to be a shed, and spread to a garage and then on to two houses.

There was 10 per cent damage to the first semi-detached house with 100 per cent damage to the outbuildings. The house adjacent received 70 per cent damage to the roof and 100 per cent to outbuildings.

A spokesman for Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue said: “The crews immediately requested further assistance as soon as they arrived and a crew from Shefford was sent with an aerial platform form and salvage unit from Bedford.”

The fire was brought under control at 5.03am.

Fire investigators are working with scene of crime officers to establish the cause.

There were no reports of anyone being injured.