Cornwall Fire & Rescue Service Newsdesk

Furze Hill, Bodmin at 12/03/2016 08:14

A total of 11 firefighters, from Bodmin Fire Station, attended a reported night storage heater fire today.
On arrival, they found the night storage heater, located in the living room of the property, smoking so dismantled the heater using small tools. The fire was then discovered to be in the stud partition wall behind the heater. Crews used a CO2 hose reel & small gear to extinguish the fire–then a positive pressure ventilation fan to clear smoke.
The fire was accidental & confined