Cornwall Fire & Rescue Service Newsdesk

Lostwithiel at 22/12/2019 11:43

At 08:53 yesterday morning, Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service received a 999 call at our Critical Control Centre, stating that there was a fire in a large manor house in the Lostwithiel area. Appliances were dispatched to the scene, initially from Lostwithiel, Fowey and Bodmin and supported by 2 Flexi Duty Officers. On arrival, crews were faced with a developing property fire with smoke issuing from the roof. This prompted a request for further resources from across Cornwall, including specialist support vehicles and additional officers and agencies, and Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service providing cover on the border. This was a multi-agency response and included colleagues from Devon and Cornwall Police, South Western Ambulance Service Foundation Trust, Cornwall Council Building Control, Cornwall Council Resilience and Emergency Management and Western Power Distribution. Multiple Breathing Apparatus wearers were deployed to attack the fire, which involved the first floor, second floor and the roof space. This was a resource intensive incident and required a concerted and sustained deployment of multiple fire pumps, equipment and teams. At its peak over 70 firefighters from 21 Community Fire Stations in Cornwall were on scene. The fire was brought under control at 19:00. Two appliances remained in attendance throughout the night dealing with hot spots. Fire investigation officers are on scene this morning in an attempt to identify the fire cause and origin.