Incident
Property fire
Date
3.26pm - 19 October 2021
Last updated
9.30am - 09 November 2021
Status
Closed
Incident type
Domestic
Location
Bridgwater
Attending station
Taunton
Bridgwater
Fire control received a call regarding a domestic property fire in Bridgewater. 2 fire engines from Bridgewater, 1 fire engine from Taunton attended the incident alongside an officer.
On arrival the crews confirmed a fire in the ground floor flat, crews donned 2 breathing apparatus and extinguished the fire with 2 jets. Crews then removed the fridge freezer damaged by fire which resulted in 10% fire damage to the fridge and 70% smoke damage to the property.
Crews checked the surrounding flats using 2 thermal imaging cameras and used battery operated ventilation equipment.
The cause of the fire is believed to have been candles left unattended.