Cornwall Fire & Rescue Service Newsdesk

Mill Hill, Polperro, Looe at 14/06/2013 01:54

Eight firefighters on two appliances from Looe were mobilised to a premise where the kitchen was reportedly full of smoke. On crews arrival a request for 'Make Pumps Two' was made, a second major appliance from Lostwithiel with six firefighters was sent on to the fire. The three storey property was heavily smoke logged in the kitchen area, crews investigated and extinguished a fire in the utility using two breathing apparatus, a carbon dioxide fire extinguisher and one hose reel. Once the fire was out crews wore six breathing apparatus to search the premise. A positive pressure ventilation fan was used to clear smoke from the building.