Fireighters tackle blaze in loft of Southend home

2:04pm Sunday 9th September 2012 in News

FIREFIGHTERS were called to a Southend home to tackle a fire in the loft.

Two crews from Southend fire station spent an hour putting out the blaze in Oakleigh Avenue at around 12:20am on Saturday.

Officers reported the loft of the terraced house was well alight upon approval and around 30 per cent of the first floor was filled with smoke.

A fire investigation will be carried out to establish the cause of the incident.

Comments (4)

4:44pm Sun 9 Sep 12

muffindamule says...

"Officers reported the loft of the terraced house was well alight upon approval and around 30 per cent of the first floor was filled with smoke".

Sounds like the cost cutting measures are being stringently applied and fires now have to be approved before they're extinguished.
"Officers reported the loft of the terraced house was well alight upon approval and around 30 per cent of the first floor was filled with smoke". Sounds like the cost cutting measures are being stringently applied and fires now have to be approved before they're extinguished. muffindamule

11:37am Mon 10 Sep 12

Eric Whim says...

how much cannabis was destroyed in the blaze?
how much cannabis was destroyed in the blaze? Eric Whim

11:37am Mon 10 Sep 12

Eric Whim says...

how much cannabis was destroyed in the blaze?
how much cannabis was destroyed in the blaze? Eric Whim

7:56pm Mon 10 Sep 12

WhateverS says...

Odds on I reckon!
Odds on I reckon! WhateverS

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