FIREFIGHTERS battled a blaze at a Whitley home this afternoon after a sudden fridge fire. 

Crews from Whitley Wood and Wokingham Road stations rushed to the scene in Yelverton Road at around 2pm following reports of a kitchen fire.

Crew manager Ian Angell confimed firefighters used breathing apparatus and a hose reel to douse the flames and were on the scene for around two hours.

He said he was unsure how the fire started but the occupants were evacuated and there were no casualties.