Firefighters are tackling a bedroom fire that has developed at a family home in Ryde this lunchtime (Saturday).
2 crews from nearby Ryde Fire Station are on scene at Amherst Place, where smoke can be seen issuing from the ground floor of a semi-detached home.
Breathing apparatus is being used by firefighters to enter the building and hose reels are on hand to extinguish the fire and dowse down the areas affected.
Occupiers of the property are being treated for the effects of smoke inhalation. All persons are accounted for.
The alarm was raised by means of a 999 call shortly before 12:20.
UPDATE @ 12:36 – The fire has been extinguished and BA crews are withdrawing.
Burnt materials, including a mattress, have been removed from the property and positive pressure ventilation is now being used to clear the smoke. Investigations will take place to establish the exact cause of the fire.
The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service has been requested to attend the incident to check over those caught up in the fire.
UPDATE @ 15:10 – The Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service has now stood down from the incident.
Island Echo understands that a 6-year-old boy’s bedroom has been severely damaged by the fire and smoke, leaving him without clothes and other possessions.
The fire started underneath the youngster’s bed as a result of misadventure.
Members of the local community are rallying around to help the affected family, who are now unable to live in their home.
Thanks to all our under paid emergency services. No doubt our politicians are enjoying an easy day whilst these people risk themselves to protect and treat us.
Get a grip, hardly the towering inferno. I would have gone round for a tenner, cash in hand and squirted my hose over a burnt pie or whatever.
Ha, probably
But not brave enough for a towering inferno
Clearly this guys do a find job, and at times put themselves in danger. All I am saying is it is a costly service with 99 out of 100 shouts seem to be over manned for often trivial events, or non events.
Like to see a ‘breakdown’ of full costs weekly or monthly of fire service to see if my assumptions are correct.
In the good, or bad old days, depends how one looks at it, the isle of wight council staff were oversupplied, and if you left school with no quals, you knew you could always get a job on the council, who would send several men where one or two would have sufficed.
That IS the issue with Government funded organisations, for from those at the bottom to those at the top, the desire to save, cut costs, limit waste, and not over do things to make the most cash, is not there, as it is in private companies.
It was the experience, knowledge and sophisticated equipment wielded by these professionals that meant this incident was closed down at an early stage without loss or harm to life.
Would that be the bucket of water, or the hi tech sand if it were an electrical fire?