Firefighters from Newport and Ryde have responded to reports of the smell of burning at a residential care home in Blackwater this afternoon (Saturday).
3 pumping appliances and an aerial ladder platform are currently on scene off Blackwater Hollow having been alerted to the situation at 15:15.
According to fire control, there is no sign of fire at this stage but investigations are being carried out.
UPDATE @ 16:01 – Island Echo is told that the alarm was sparked as a result of a fault with the home’s lift.
Resources are now starting to stand down from the incident.
Toast!
Better ‘Toast’ then ‘brown bread’.
The elderly can’t escape so easily as the more mobile