Wednesday
27 August
02.01
Cotswold Road, Chipping Sodbury
AF&RS Control
took more than 20 calls reporting a house on fire in Chipping
Sodbury.
On arrival
retained duty system crews from Yate found the derelict building
well alight and assistance was called for from Kingswood and
Speedwell fire stations.
Firefighters
tackled the fire using three high pressure hose reels and three 45
millimetre jets.
As it was quite a
windy night there were plenty of red embers and sparks coming off
the property and there were concerns that two neighbouring houses
may catch light.
As a precaution
police evacuated four people from the two nearby properties,
although no one was inside the one on fire.
Investigations
into the cause of the fire are still on going, but it is believed a
number of people were arrested at the scene by Avon and Somerset
Police.
The property was
left badly damaged by the fire.