Firefighters are attending a small fire at an address in Freshwater this evening (Monday).
2 breathing apparatus wearers have been committed into the building on Edinburgh Road, with a safety jet standing by.
Crews from Freshwater and Newport are on scene having been mobilised at 17:19.
According to fire control, the incident is centred around a bedroom within the residential property.
Thankfully, the fire has now been extinguished although crews remain on scene.
UPDATE @ 20:15 – Hampshire Fire Control has this evening said the fire is believed to have been started by smoking materials:
“Crews from Freshwater and Newport were called to a bedroom fire earlier this evening in Freshwater.
“The fire was believed to have been started by smoking materials but was out when the crews arrived.
Article continues below this advertisement “Crews cut away fire damage and checked for hot spots in the property.”
UPDATE – It has now been confirmed that the fire was started as a result of smoking indoors. Read more at https://www.islandecho.co.uk/working-alarm-alerts-household-to-bedroom-fire-caused-by-smoking/.
Hope all is ok x
Lucky our Fire service is not hiding away as seems to be the case with many NHS staff from this CV, try seeing a doc or a consultant, even to have blood taken a weeks wait.
We dented our saucepans for the wrong people I fear.
What an arsehole. It’s not the staffs fault your sick or need medical help. Go private if you need a doctor that bad. Most NHS staff I know are working hard throughout Covid.
What about the NHS staff dancing on TikTok?
I’m sure that staff can have some form of fun at times, have you never done team building? I do agree though that NHS staff whilst on duty shouldn’t be making videos.