Incident
Hazardous materials
Date
12.39pm - 14 August 2022
Last updated
11.56pm - 21 August 2022
Status
Closed
Incident type
Gas involved
Location
Williton
Attending station
Williton
Fire Control received a call reporting a refrigerant gas leak from a domestic fridge freezer in a domestic kitchen in Williton. The caller was advised to ventilate and evacuate the property.
2 fire engines from Williton and Minehead and an Environmental Protection Unit from South Molton were mobilised. Fire crews confirmed a leak of refrigerant gas from an american-style fridge freezer. Fire crews checked the property with a gas detector using 2 breathing apparatus wearers and 1 hose reel jet as a precaution but there were no readings.
Fire crews left the incident in the hands of the occupant who was making arrangement to have the appliance removed.