Cornwall Fire & Rescue Service Newsdesk

Old St. Merryn Airfield, Rumford at 29/05/2005 06:45

Crews from Padstow and St. Columb attended this incident. On arrival there were found to be two caravans alight which had involved LPG cylinders, the fire also involved a Portacabin and storage shed which contained a quantity of machinery. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used jets and hosereels at the scene, crews were delayed for a considerable time, the last crew returning at approximately 1000 hours. Arson is suspected, the police and the Arson Task Force are now dealing.