Cornwall Fire & Rescue Service Newsdesk

Bodmin at 23/05/2018 17:35

On receipt of this call Critical Control mobilised appliances from Bodmin, Lostwithiel and Wadebridge.

The caller stated that her flat was on fire and her boyfriend and cats were still in the property. The CCC operators made the call persons reported and then requested Ambulance and informed the Police.

On arrival crews found all occupants to be out of the flat, there was smoke issuing from the first floor of a 3 storey block of flats.

The fire was located in the kitchen and extinguished using two breathing apparatus, one hosereel and one covering jet. There was one male casualty who suffered with burns to his foot and was treated by the ambulance personnel on scene. The cause of the fire was accidental.

Related item: https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/community-and-living/cornwall-fire-and-rescue-service-homepage/keeping-safe/fire-safety/resources-and-additional-advice/fire-survival-guidance/