Cornwall Fire & Rescue Service Newsdesk

Gwenap, Redruth at 27/11/2014 10:01

At 1001hrs this morning Fire Control received a call to a chimney on fire at a domestic property near Gwennap. Appliances from Redruth, Camborne and Falmouth attended. The fire was in a two storey detached property measuring approximately ten metres by eight metres. The fire started in the woodburner but spread to the roof. A further appliance from Truro was mobilised. Firefighters wearing four breathing apparatus used three hose reels and a triple extension ladder to extinguish the fire. A thermal image camera was used to ensure the fire was out.

There are no further details available regarding this incident.