Wednesday 19 September 2007
13.55 Showcase Cinema, St Philips, Bristol
Four appliances attended the cinema complex after Fire
Control received numerous calls from members of the public who saw
smoke and flames coming from the roof of the building.
On arrival crews found a fire in the facade and
roof section at the front of the building. The blaze
appeared to have started in a store room in a
private area of the cinema. Hose reels were initially
used to fight the fire from the car park and
by firefighters who gained access to the inside of the
building. Crews later used a ladder to reach the roof so the fire
could be extinguished.
No one was injured in the incident and the cinema affected was
evacuated before the arrival of the fire service.
An investigation carried out at the scene found that the fire had
started accidentally in an air conditioning duct.