Lengthy operation to extinguish fire

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11 July 2006 - 03.06 - Newquay Road,  Knowle West

Although this building was being demolished crews had to work hard to fully extinguish the fire, which had started in the early hours of the morning.

When the first two pumps arrived there was a large amount of smoke coming from the area and jets were laid out to fight the fire and protect the buildings on either side. Extra crews were called for and at its height this incident had over 25 firefighters in attendance.

The crews had a difficult task extinguishing all the sections of fire and relief crews attended until 8.45am with others returning later in the day to re-inspect the site.