Incident
Property fire
Date
8.20pm - 21 December 2024
Last updated
7.48am - 22 December 2024
Status
Closed
Incident type
Chimney
Location
Lydford-on-Fosse
Attending station
Castle Cary
Fire Control mobilised crew from Castle Cary to a report of a chimney on fire in West Lydford, Somerton.
Shortly after booking in attendance, crew got confirmed there was a fire within the chimney and got to work using chimney gear, gas monitors and a thermal image camera.
Crew successfully removed the log burner to gain access to the chimney and extinguished the fire using a stirrup pump and chimney rods.
The cause of the fire was accidental.