Cornwall Fire & Rescue Service Newsdesk

Trelawney Rise, Torpoint at 09/12/2012 10:37

Seventeen firefighters from Torpoint, Saltash and Camels Head (Plymouth) attended a call to a property with smoke coming from its windows. Crews initially entered the two storey end of terrace house with two breathing apparatus and one hose reel. At 10:37 the source of the fire had been identified as being in the kitchen, crews were using two hose reels and four breathing apparatus to extinguish the blaze. The fire was out by 11:05, crews used a positive pressure ventilation fan to clear smoke from the property. After investigation the accidental source of the fire was identified as being a tumble dryer. There are no more details avaliable on this incident.