Cornwall Fire & Rescue Service Newsdesk

Cremyll at 04/02/2025 16:08

Critical Control began receiving 999 calls at 16:08 reporting a residential fire in the area of Cremyll.

One appliance from Torpoint and one appliance from Liskeard were immediately mobilised by our control operators, along with a wholetime officer for support.

On arrival, crews reported the roof was well alight. Shortly after this, they made pumps 4 and also requested the assistance of the incident command unit from Launceston. Later on, a further request was made for additional support from an aerial ladder platform, incident command unit and operational support vehicle.

In total, 40 fire service personnel from Torpoint, Liskeard, Saltash, St Austell and Launceston are in attendance, along with support from Devon and Somerset Fire & Rescue’s Crownhill Fire Station.

The fire is confined to the roof space of the property and firefighters are making good progress in extinguishing the fire.

Update @ 12:11: Good progress made by crews overnight and into this morning. Incident now handed over to the local Park Manager and all appliances have left the scene.