Cornwall Fire & Rescue Service Newsdesk

Trevescan, Sennen, Penzance at 28/07/2010 13:12

Two crews from St Just and one from Penzance attended calls to a barn used as a Farmhouse which had smoke coming from it. The building involved measured 12m x 7m and was two storeys high. Upon entering the property crews fought a fire in a down stairs bedroom using one hosereel and two breathing apparatus. Once the crews had extinguished the fire they used a positive pressure ventilation fan to clear smoke from the property. The cause of the fire is currently being investigsted by a specialist Fire Investigation officer.