Cornwall Fire & Rescue Service Newsdesk

Cromwell Road Area, St Austell at 04/09/2017 23:48

A call was received stating that smoke could be seen coming from a building in the area. Two major pumping appliances from St. Austell community fire station were mobilised.

A short while after the first call, a second call was received and the additional information stated that there was a fire located in an area of woodland.

Upon arrival crews found a small area of woodland alight, one high pressure hosereel jet was used to extinguish the fire.

Arson was suspected and Devon & Cornwall Police have been informed.


Anyone with information on fires being deliberately started in the countryside are advised to anonymously call Crimestoppers free on 0800 555 111 or contact Devon and Cornwall Police on 101 with information.
Arson puts both the public and firefighters at unnecessary risk. It ties up resources that could be in demand for other more serious incidents.
A lot of Cornwall is covered by on-call firefighters, so there's also a significant cost to each incident.

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