Incident
Property fire
Date
4.48pm - 29 September 2021
Last updated
10.59pm - 21 October 2021
Status
Closed
Incident type
Residential
Location
St. Peter and the Waterfront
Attending station
Crownhill
Greenbank
Plymstock
Following a call to Control, Fire Engines were mobilised to reports of a fire in the basement. Upon arrival crews confirmed that there was a fire in the laundry room in the basement of the building, which is used as a Hotel.
Equipment used to extinguish the fire and check for remaining hotspots were:
- Four Breathing Apparatus
- Two hose reel jets
- Safety jets
- Two thermal image cameras
Fire damage was contained to the room of origin, with 50% smoke and heat damage to the washing machine and 40% smoke damage to the room. Cause was recorded as accidental.