Cornwall Fire & Rescue Service Newsdesk

Higher Condurrow, Camborne at 14/09/2014 23:02

At 23:02 several calls were received reporting that there was fire in a commercial garage in Condurrow. A total 35 Fire service staff attended the incident on four major fire appliances, one water carrier, one command support vehicle and one operational support vehicle were mobilised from Camborne, Helston, Truro, St Just and Falmouth. Crews firstly reported a building used as a commercial garage 15 x 15 metres and two cars as well alight, soon after it was established that gas cylinders were also involved. Two breathing apparatus, one hose reel jet and a hydrant were in use initially, a thermal imaging camera was used to check the temperatures of the gas cylinders involved. On arrival of more crew four breathing apparatus with one hose reel jet and one main jet was used. At 00:28 hrs it was confirmed that the fire had been extinguished. A fire investigation has been carried out on this incident.