Monday 1 December
11.51 Somerfield, High Street, Nailsea
A fire has caused damage to the store room of a supermarket in
Nailsea.
A total of five appliances attended the High Street in
response to calls from a number of businesses reporting their
alarms activating. Following an investigation crews found a fire on
the first floor of the Somerfield store. Smoke escaping from the
building had caused the fire alarms in neighbouring business to
activate.
Four firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used a hose reel
to extinguish the blaze in the store room. The fire had caused
heavy smoke logging to the first floor of the building in an
area not open to the public. The store was evacuated when
the alarms sounded. Crews broke a number of windows in a bid
to vent smoke from the premises and a positive pressure
ventilation fan was also used.
The cause of the fire is being
investigated.