Cornwall Fire & Rescue Service Newsdesk

Arwenack Avenue, Falmouth at 15/07/2013 23:56

At 22:29 hrs this evening Cornwall Fire Control received a call to a flat whose alarms were sounding and there was a burning smell in the building. The call was made by a conscientious neighbour who stated that he did not know if the occupant of the premise was at home. Two appliances from Falmouth with eleven crews were mobilised to the incident, on their arrival firefighters confirmed there was a fire in a flat, the alarm was sounding and the occupant of the flat could not be raised. Crews forced entry to the flat concerned with two breathing apparatus and a hose reel, discovering the occupant in the property they dragged one semi-conscious casualty from the smoke filled property. The casualty was treated by Ambulance Paramedics and was taken to hospital. The flat involved was one of several in a building measuring 10 x 10 metres and covering three floors; the fire in the flat involved a cooker which was promptly extinguished. The whole of the building was evacuated and a positive pressure ventilation fan was used to clear smoke from the building.

There are no more details available on this incident or on the wellbeing of the casualty.