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House Fire Persons Reported

Lower Broad Street
Ludlow

Station ground: Ludlow

Tuesday, 17 April, 2018 21:13

At 21:13 on Tuesday, 17 April, 2018, SFRS Fire Control received a call reporting a fire classified as House Fire Persons Reported in Ludlow.

3 fire appliances were mobilised from Craven Arms and Ludlow. An Operations officer was in attendance.

Crews used the following equipment to tackle the fire:

  • Breathing Apparatus (BA)
  • Hosereel jet
  • Positive Pressure Ventilation

Fire involving unattended cooking. One female assisted from the property prior to arrival of fire service. Two breathing aparatus, one hose reel jet and postive pressure ventilation fan used to clear the property of smoke.

The stop message was received at Tue, 04/17/2018 - 21:31

Most kitchen fires occur when people are distracted or leave things unattended.

  • Never use a toaster under a shelf or kitchen cupboard - pull it out from under the cupboard when in use.
  • Don't hang wet or damp tea towels on the cooker to dry.
  • Dirty grill pans and ovens cause fires. Help keep them clean.
  • When using a microwave read the cooking instructions carefully, ensure you don't put in any metal objects.
  • Kettles can cause serious burns from the steam, make sure you don't lean over the kettle when it'.s boiling.

Issued by Fire Control at Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service. Telephone 01743 260290. Please check out our Twitter and Facebook accounts for other announcements.