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Major blaze in Penryn - roads closed
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Fire fighters are still at the scene of a major fire which destroyed a furniture store in Penryn over night.
At just before midnight, Fire Control in Truro received the first of over sixty 999 calls to a major fire at Christies furniture store, which was subsequently fought by about eighty firefighters. A range of industrial and commercial buildings, measuring sixty metres by fifteen metres, were involved.
Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used five jets to extinguish the blaze.
Ten pumping appliances, the aerial ladder platforms from Truro and Newquay, the high volume pump and hose layer from Newquay, the command support vehicle from Truro and the operational support vehicles from Falmouth and St Austell went to the scene. The ten pumps are from Falmouth, Redruth, Truro, Helston, Camborne, St Keverne, Perranporth and Mullion.
The RNLI inshore lifeboat from Falmouth was also requested just after 2am to provide safety cover for the firefighters working on the water's edge. Water wass being pumped from the Penryn River on the rising tide, to add to the water supplies being pumped from nearby fire hydrants.
Just before 4am fire fighters got the blaze under control and damping down is now in progress. An investigation into the cause of the fire is already underway and will continue through the day.
The aerial ladder platform from Truro, the command support vehicle from Truro, the high volume pump from Newquay and the operational support vehicle from St Austell remain in attendance. A pump from St Austell and a pump from St Dennis are now in attendance relieving crews from Falmouth.
Two people escaped from the burning building soon after fire crews arrived. One of those has been taken to hospital, suffering the effects of smoke inhalation.
Commercial Road, Penryn is currently closed due to this fire. It is expected to remain closed for some time, whilst debris is cleared from the road surface.
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8:28am Wednesday 19th March 2008
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CommentPosted by: Rich on 10:22am Wed 19 Mar 08
Luckily, few major fires happen after 6pm - which is why 24 hour fire cover is so unnecessary in Falmouth! I wonder how the two people who escaped with smoke inhalation would have felt about the "slightly longer" response time from a part-time station last night? Well done to those who responded and lets hope our council takes note of yet another example of fire starting outside of "office hours".
Luckily, few major fires happen after 6pm - which is why 24 hour fire cover is so unnecessary in Falmouth! I wonder how the two people who escaped with smoke inhalation would have felt about the "slightly longer" response time from a part-time station last night? Well done to those who responded and lets hope our council takes note of yet another example of fire starting outside of "office hours".
Posted by: Kath Berry, Penryn on 11:14am Wed 19 Mar 08
This latest fire shows once again how important it is to have 24 hour fire cover.
This latest fire shows once again how important it is to have 24 hour fire cover.
Posted by: alison, Falmouth on 1:01pm Wed 19 Mar 08
were the two people in the building residential? i thought it was a commercial property?
were the two people in the building residential? i thought it was a commercial property?
Posted by: alison, Falmouth on 2:33pm Wed 19 Mar 08
well it crossed my mind, but they say there are no signs of arson. maybe i'm just cynical!
well it crossed my mind, but they say there are no signs of arson. maybe i'm just cynical!
Posted by: axe, penryn on 2:46pm Wed 19 Mar 08
is there an environmental assesment on the effects of the asbestos dust relesed into the surrounding atmosphere when the roof started exploding,concerned nearby reident?
is there an environmental assesment on the effects of the asbestos dust relesed into the surrounding atmosphere when the roof started exploding,concerned nearby reident?
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