Crews mobilised to flat fire

Crews from Temple and Hicks Gate were mobilised to reports of a flat fire.

On arrival, firefighters located a bin fire within a flat.

Firefighters used four breathing apparatus for safety, one high pressure hose reel and one 45mm jet to extinguish the fire.

The cause is unknown.

In the UK, 79,000 fires are started in grass and heathland every year. That is an average of 216 every day.