Saturday 5 December
20.20 Lower
Burlington Road, Portishead
An electrical fault in a fusebox is thought to have started a
fire which damaged a flat in Portishead.
When crews arrived on the scene they found the fire in the
fusebox and smoke logging in the hallway. Two firefighters wearing
breathing apparatus (BA) to tackle the fire using a CO2
extinguisher and dry powder extinguisher.
The thermal imaging camera (TIC) was brought in to check for hot
spots and positive pressure ventilation (PPV) fan brought in to
disperse the smoke.
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