Property fire:Domestic; BA22 9; 16-Sep-2021 20:57:52 (https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/incidents/property-fire-310)

Incident

Property fire

Date
8.57pm - 16 September 2021
Last updated
12.06am - 17 September 2021
Status
Closed
Incident type
Domestic
Location
West Coker
Attending station
Yeovil
Ilminster

Crews were sent to smoke seen coming from a roof of a property. Two breathing apparatus wearers with one hose reel jet was sent into the property to investigate and prevent escalation of the incident. A fire was located on the ground floor in the kitchen, and also involved 2 LPG cylinders. 

The cylinders were cooled with ground monitors and then removed from the building. Crews damped down the fire with hose reels and ventilated with positive pressure ventilation.

A total of 6 breathing apparatus, 3 hose reel jets and 3 thermal imaging cameras were used. The kitchen of the property was severely damaged in the fire. The cause was deemed as accidental.


Source URL: https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/incidents/property-fire-310

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