Fire breaks out in supermarket kitchen

It has been reported this week that a Tesco supermarket in Plymouth was severely damaged by a blaze which started in a kitchen during the early hours of the morning.

Fire crews from Greenbank and Crownhill were called to the site in Transit Way around 1am on Thursday morning where they found that the kitchen fire had caused a water pipe to burst, which flooded the first floor of the premises.

An electrical fault was said to have been the cause of the commercial kitchen fire, originating from a refrigeration unit. The fire then spread to the roof space and the heat intensity caused the water pipe to fracture.

The first floor of the store, which contained office space, suffered from 30 percent smoke damage, while the kitchen was badly damaged by the fire.

Four firefighters managed to contain the fire, but it took fire crews until 4am to get the flooding situation under control and ensure that the rest of the building would not be further damaged by the flowing water.

Despite the situation, the ground floor of the store still managed to open the same morning, although certain areas were not open to the public due to the damage sustained.