Incident
Property fire
Date
8.52pm - 10 December 2021
Last updated
10.56pm - 10 December 2021
Status
Closed
Incident type
Domestic
Location
Bridgwater
Attending station
Taunton
Bridgwater
Burnham On Sea
Following a call to Control, Fire engines were immediately mobilised to reports of a fire at a domestic address. Upon arrival crews stated that there was a fire in the lounge of a terraced property, confirming that all persons were accounted for.
Crews extinguished the fire and requested the attendance of Western Power to isolate the electrics to the property.
Throughout the incident crews used:
- Two breathing apparatus
- One Hose reel jet
To extinguish the fire
- One Thermal image camera
To ensure the fire had not spread
- One positive pressure ventilation fan
To clear the property of smoke
Ambulance attended the incident to tend to one casualty who had suffered smoke inhalation. The cause of the fire was recorded as accidental.