Date: 9th January, 2024
Time: 3.04pm
Description: Westbury - two fire crews from Warminster and one from Trowbridge attended a fire involving two private domestic garages on Chichester Park. Two teams of firefighters wearing breathing apparatus extinguished the fire using 4 hose reel jets and and a main line from a hydrant, bringing the fire under control by 4.35pm. Crews remained a while damping down and ensuring the fire was fully extinguished, monitoring with a thermal imaging camera. It is believed that the fire was caused due to the electrics - for more information on electrical fire safety visit: https://www.dwfire.org.uk/safety/safety-at-home/causes-of-fires/electrical-safety/ There is also a socket overload calculator available via the link.
Location: Chichester Park, Westbury, UK