Elderly couple lose everything in flat fire
An elderly couple have lost everything they own in a fire that broke out in their home.
The fire broke out in the flat in Hungerdown Lane, Chippenham on 26th March. Several other properties were affected in the fire.
Witness, Sue Maslen, who lives nearby said: “There were billows of smoke coming out from the rafters and tiles of the roof. I went to pick up my daughters, and it was all normal, and when I came back there was smoke everywhere. I ran to close the windows because my youngest has asthma.”
Her ten-year-old daughter Angel added: “There was so much smoke everywhere, you couldn’t see much.”
A spokesperson for the fire service said: “The service was called to a fire in a flat in Hungerdown Lane, near the junction with Southmead, at 2.53pm today. The roof and first floor of the building are affected, and part of the roof has collapsed. Five crews – two from Chippenham, and one each from Corsham, Calne and Melksham – are fighting the fire, supported by an aerial appliance from Bath and an incident command vehicle from Stratton. The British Red Cross fire and emergency support service is also in attendance.”
An investigation into the cause of the blaze will now be carried out.
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