Cornwall Fire & Rescue Service Newsdesk

Dracaena Avenue, Falmouth at 03/09/2018 16:04

Several calls were received for this incident, appliances from Falmouth and Truro were mobilised, on arrival further resources were requested, an appliance from Helston was mobilised. The fire involved an industrial unit measuring twenty metres by twenty metres containing a vehicle, firefighters wearing breathing apparatus extinguished the fire using a high pressure hosereel jet. Arson was suspected. Devon & Cornwall Police have been informed.
Anyone with information on fires being deliberately started in the countryside are advised to anonymously call Crimestoppers free on 0800 555 111 or contact Devon and Cornwall Police on 101 with information.
Arson puts both the public and firefighters at unnecessary risk. It ties up resources that could be in demand for other more serious incidents.
A lot of Cornwall is covered by on-call firefighters, so there's also a significant cost to each incident.

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