Property fire:Domestic; EX36 4; 19-May-2023 17:28:17 (https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/incidents/property-fire-2023-05-19-17-28)

Incident

Property fire

Date
5.28pm - 19 May 2023
Last updated
8.13am - 20 May 2023
Status
Closed
Incident type
Domestic
Location
South Molton
Attending station
Barnstaple
South Molton

Fire control received a call to smoke issuing from a property on Mill Street in South Molton.

Fire control mobilised 3 fire appliances from South Molton and Barnstaple along with a supporting officer.

Once on scene crews confirmed a fire was located in the kitchen on the found floor of the property.

Final update - Crews confirmed fire there had been a small fire in a kitchen on the ground floor of a detached property. Crews extinguished the fire using 2 breathing apparatus, 1 hose reel jet, 1 safety jet and 1 thermal imaging camera. Crews naturally ventilated property. The kitchen sustained 10% fire damage and 80% smoke damage. Crews confirmed the cause of fire to be accidental.


Source URL: https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/incidents/property-fire-2023-05-19-17-28

List of links present in page
  1. https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/incidents/property-fire-2023-05-19-17-28
  2. https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/safety/home/if-you-have-a-fire
  3. https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/safety/home/smoke-alarms
  4. https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/safety/home/top-ways-reduce-your-risk-having-fire-home