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Somerset care home damaged by electrical fault fire
A care home for the elderly in Somerset has been damaged by a fire that broke out on 6th February.
Two fire engines attended the incident which started in a bedroom at the Sunnymeade Care Home at around 3.00pm.
A spokesperson for Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said: “Smoke detectors were fitted and activated which alerted the Careline service who in turn contacted us.”
It is thought that the fire was caused by an electrical fault. No injuries were reported.
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 states that you:
‘must make a suitable and sufficient assessment of the risks to which relevant persons are exposed’
This means that all companies as a first point in their Fire Safety must complete a Fire Risk Assessment. This must be carried out by a competent person, who is trained to perform risk assessments.
Man saves child from bedroom fire after hearing smoke alarm
A man has risked his life to save a young child from a fire in a flat in Hull.
The fire started in a spare bedroom of a bottom floor flat at The Lawns in Sutton near Hull at around 4am on Saturday.
He tried to get the mother of the child to escape down the stairs but she was too frightened and would not leave. The man grabbed the child and ran from the property.
Humberside Fire and Rescue Service’s head of safety, Daryl Oprey, said: “It was a magnificent act of bravery to not think about himself but to run up the stairs and try to get the mother and child. He didn’t for one moment consider his own safety, but that of others. It was very selfless. His actions are not something we advocate, but you have to praise those who do carry out such heroic acts.”
22 firefighters attended the blaze, which destroyed two homes in the complex. Five people needed to be evacuated from the flat.
Mr Oprey also praised fire crews for safely rescuing the child’s mother from the top floor window.
Mr Oprey said: “There were flames coming out both sides of the building. The mother wouldn’t come down with the neighbour but ran to the room furthest away from the fire. We arrived and immediately put up a ladder and smashed the window to get her out as the flames were already climbing the stairwell. We also led two people out from the other flats. The main fire was put out quite quickly, but we had to spend a few hours dampening down. It was a stressful situation for the fire crews as there were people in danger. It was emotionally charged, but the firefighters are well trained to deal with this. We are very relieved there were no serious injuries or worse. A fire like this would not be survivable if the smoke detectors hadn’t gone off. Without this, the actions of the neighbour and the quick response but the crews, it could have been a different story.”
Both mother and child were taken to a local hospital suffering from smoke inhalation.
An investigation will be carried out into the cause of the fire.
Neighbour rescues man from burning flat
A man has been rescued from a fire at his home by his neighbour who noticed smoke coming from the neighbouring flat at around 2.00am on 2nd February.
Mr Parkinson said: “It is lucky I had the night off work. I went outside and banged on the door but there was no answer. I tried it and it was open so I went in. The whole place was filled with smoke and I couldn’t see anything in front of me. I didn’t know where he was, so I used the light on my phone and tried to feel my way around. At one point I heard something and then I found him laying on the floor on the landing. I had to pull him by his arm and as soon as we got out I called the fire brigade. I think it was just luck that I was here, awake and the door was unlocked. Anybody would have done the same. I don’t know the guy very well, but I say hello when I pass him. I hope he will be OK.”
Mr Hunter was taken to hospital by ambulance suffering with severe smoke inhalation.
Neighbour Gary Boulton said: “We got woken up by the lights of the fire engines and didn’t really know what was happening. We didn’t get evacuated because the firefighters got the situation under control quickly. The firemen came into our house and used it to look out of, to see if the back of the property was OK. The guy who dragged him out did a great thing.”
The flat is situated above a newsagent shop which suffered some damage in the fire.
Wayne Robson, landlord of the flats and shop, said: “I got called by the police at about 2.30am and was told what happened. The flat has been completely gutted, but that doesn’t matter right now as long as everyone is OK. The shop hasn’t suffered too much damage and we will have it repaired in no time.”
Fire crews praised Mr Parkinson for his quick actions but also added that entering a burning building is not something they advise the public to do. Andy James, a fire officer at the scene, said: “Although I would not advise people to enter a burning building, the neighbour did extremely well in saving this man. Crews worked very quickly in difficult conditions to tackle what was a severe fire. It stresses the importance of looking out for your neighbours and links in with our Check On Your Neighbours campaign.”
Five homes destroyed in Devon street fire
Five homes have been destroyed in a huge fire which tore through a Crediton street on 2nd February.
Around 100 firefighters tackled the blaze which had spread across five properties in Mill Street and Buller Square at arouond 1pm.
Around 25 fire engines attended from across Devon.
Crediton deputy mayor Joyce Harris, who lives nearby said: “It’s absolutely devastating. The roads were closed off and there were police and fire crews everywhere. We’re very concerned because people’s lives are at risk and they could be made homeless. The whole town is very worried about it because several families will be affected. It’s also a historic part of Crediton – the buildings are very old and it’s near the birthplace of St Boniface.”
A spokesman for Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said: “The incident is believed to have been started by a chimney fire.”
There were no injuries reported in the incident.