Cornwall Fire & Rescue Service Newsdesk

Cannon Hill, Liskeard at 20/08/2020 03:58

On receipt of this call both appliances from Liskeard were mobilised, on arrival the crews found a domestic property consisting of four floors well alight, a request for further resources was made and appliances from Callington, Looe, Lostwithiel, Saltash and Bodmin were mobilised, also an aerial ladder platform from Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue was requested, the operational support vehicle from St. Austell and the command support vehicle from Launceston were mobilised.
Over fifty firefighters and four Officers are on scene.

Update 0543 hours: Teams of firefighters wearing breathing apparatus are using main jets and hosereel jets at this time. Devon & Cornwall Police and South West Ambulance Trust are also in attendance.

Update 0555 hours: The Environmental Support Vehicle from Saltash and the Welfare Vehicle from St. Dennis are also attending.

Update 0600 hours: Residents are being advised to keep their windows shut in the vicinity due to a large smoke plume in the area.

Update 0900 hours: The fire has now been extinguished, crews have used positive pressure ventilation to clear smoke from an adjacent property and accommodation for residents is being organised. The majority of appliances and support vehicles have now started to return to their home stations. A fire investigation is now taking place, in conjunction with Devon and Cornwall Police.

Update 1145 hours: One fire appliance from Liskeard remains in attendance dampening down. A joint fire and police investigation is underway to determine the cause of the fire.