Cornwall Fire & Rescue Service Newsdesk

Commercial Street, Camborne at 08/03/2018 21:38

Two appliances from Tolvaddon Community Fire Station were mobilised along with a supervisory officer following 999 calls to a fire in a shop. Camborne CCTV is monitored in the Critical Control Centre at the fire service HQ at Tolvaddon and smoke was soon seen issuing from the shop, indicating a spreading fire. An additional fire appliance from Hayle Emergency Services Community Station was mobilised and Police informed that the road would be blocked by the fire appliances. On arrival there was smoke issuing from the building and firefighters, some wearing breathing apparatus, got to work using one hose reel, one safety jet and one main jet to extinguish the fire.

Update at 2315hrs: A further appliance was requested for breathing apparatus, which is on scene from Perranporth (they were standing by at Tolvaddon). A breathing apparatus support vehicle and crew from Falmouth are also in attendance. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus are continuing to cool the fire and search for hotspots using thermal imaging cameras and hosereels. Adjoining properties are being checked for fire spread. The building involved is 5 metres by 10 metres in a terrace and consisting of three floors. The tanning shop is on the ground floor with flats above.

The road is still currently closed between Tyacks and Trelowarren Street. Devon & Cornwall Police are assisting firefighters at the scene.

Update at 0001hrs: The fire has been extinguished and the property checked for fire spread. A ground floor salon area has been damaged by fire and flats above damaged by smoke. An investigation into the cause of the fire will continue later in the morning. One Tolvaddon fire crew remain in attendance and all other fire crews have now left the scene.

Update at 0015hrs: Firefighters have left the scene and the road has now reopened.

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