Cornwall Fire & Rescue Service Newsdesk

St Clare Street, Penzance at 03/12/2017 19:09

On receipt of this call appliances from Penzance and St. Just Community Fire Station's were mobilised to this incident. On arrival crews found a ground floor flat heavily smoke logged. Fire fighters used two breathing apparatus and a hose reel jet to extinguish the fire. The incident was confirmed by crews as accidental and confined.

Smoke alarms

Fires happen when you least expect them, often during the night. They also spread very quickly, damaging property, killing and injuring people. A smoke alarm is a warning device that detects smoke at the earliest stages of a fire. When it detects a fire, it will make a piercing noise to alert or wake you.

Find out more about the different types of Smoke alarms and how to install and maintain them from our website:

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