Staff and children had to evacuate the nursery after a fence in the Walnut Tree Estate, where the setting is based, caught alight and quickly spread.
A crowdfunding page has subsequently been set up to help those impacted by the fire within the housing estate and nursery. At the time of publishing this story, a total of £4,295 had been raised, close to the target of £5,000. Behind the crowdfunding campaign is charity - Walton Community Support Project.
Reports suggest around 39 houses and the nursery, which is operated by Grandir UK, were evacuated by firefighters who tackled the blaze – one of dozens of fires across the country on Tuesday when a red weather warning of extreme heat was in place, as parts of the UK experienced temperatures of more than 40 degrees.
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