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30

Oct 2023

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Firefighters use breathing apparatus to tackle Knaresborough house blaze

Published: 30 Oct 2023, 17:33 GMT

Updated: 30 Oct 2023, 18:00 GMT

by Calvin Robinson Chief Reporter

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Firefighters using breathing apparatus tackled a fire at a home in Knaresborough this afternoon.

Crews from Knaresborough, Harrogate and Wetherby were called to Park Grove at 4.17pm.

According to North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service's incident log, fire started in a ceiling fan in the bathroom.

The report added firefighters used a hose reel and breathing apparatus to extinguish the fire.

Today's incident log also said firefighters were called to an electrical fire in Marton-cum-Grafton, near Boroughbridge, this afternoon.

Crews from Harrogate and Knaresborough attended an industrial premises in the village at 2.15pm.

They responded to a report of a smell of smoke in an industrial premises. The fire suppression system had also activated.

The report added:

“Due to low oxygen levels in the room where the fire took place – the server room – fire crews used breathing apparatus and a thermal camera to investigate.
“They found that a small electrical fire had occurred, but this had been extinguished by the installed fire suppression system.”





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