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Skip Fire

Eastern Green, Penzance at 27/04/2018 16:41


Cornwall Fire and Rescue service received multiple calls from members of the public reporting a fire within a skip at Eastern Green, Penzance. One pump from Penzance Community Fire Station was immediately mobilised by Fire Control.

On arrival the officer in charge confirmed a small amount of rubbish on fire within a skip on the back of a lorry. Crews extinguished the fire using two breathing apparatus and one hose reel jet.

This incident was confirmed as accidental and confined.


Date Posted: 27/04/2018


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