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.
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