Incident
Property fire
Date
4.38pm - 09 January 2022
Last updated
10.16pm - 09 January 2022
Status
Closed
Incident type
Chimney
Location
Membury
Attending station
Axminster
Chard
Fire control received a call regarding a chimney fire in domestic property in Furley, Axminster.
1 fire engine from Axminster and 1 fire engine from Chard attended the incident.
On arrival crews confirmed the chimney was well alight as a result of a Rayburn in use. Crews tackled the fire from the roof using safe working at height equipment, a jet and a fog spike as well as removing internal panels to expose the chimney breast to extinguish the fire.