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Fire In Redundant Industrial Warehouse

Trewoon, near St Austell at 17/02/2013 14:25


Two fire appliances from St Austell Community Fire Station were mobilised to a report of smoke issuing from a redundant industrial building. The 12 firefighters used breathing apparatus, one hosereel and a thermal imaging camera to extinguish the fire which involved a car and had spread to some pallets inside the warehouse, measuring 100 metres by 40 metres. Arson is suspected and Devon & Cornwall Police have been informed.

The firefighters had left the scene by 1545hrs.


Date Posted: 17/02/2013


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