Monday 15 December
05.44 Lyton House Hotel, Madeira Road, Weston-super-Mare
(W-s-M)
Crews from W-s-M (Stn 18) were initially called to a hotel fire
after staff were alerted by the property's smoke alarm and the
smell of burning. W-s-M crews were quickly followed by appliances
from Yatton and Winscombe to tackle the fire which was breaking out
through the roof. Thankfully there was no one in the area where the
fire broke out, and only a handful of staff in another part of the
property who had swiftly evacuated.
Hose reels were put onto the roof using the Turntable Ladder
from W-s-M. Although the fire had broken through the ceiling into a
couple of first floor firefighters worked hard and managed to
contain the spread. Crews remained on the scene for some time
dampening down.
Fire Investigation concluded that the fire was accidental, due to
an electrical fault in the roof area.