Incident
Property fire
Date
1.02pm - 23 June 2025
Last updated
10.49pm - 23 June 2025
Status
Closed
Incident type
Retail /public building
Location
Cheddar
Attending station
Burnham On Sea
Cheddar
Wells
Fire Control received a call reporting a fire in a restaurant and mobilised fire engines from Cheddar, Wells, Burnham on Sea and an aerial ladder platform from Bridgwater.
The final details were confirmed as a one storey property used as fish and chip shop and restaurant, fire involving chip pan which spread into wall space. The equipment used was two breathing apparatus, one hose reel jet, one safety jet, one covering jet, ladders and two thermal imaging cameras. the cooker sustained 50% fire damage and caused further damage to electrical wiring in the wall space - the remainder of the property sustained 75% smoke damage to the rest of the property.