Crews called to deliberate school fire

Crews from Patchway, Southmead, Avonmouth, Temple, Kingswood and Portishead fire stations were called to a fire in a school.

On arrival, firefighters discovered a fire that had started externally and spread into the main building.

Four fighters in breathing apparatus used one high-pressure hose reel and one 45mm jet to extinguish the fire.

They also used a positive pressure ventilation fan to clear smoke from the building and a thermal imaging camera to check for hotspots.

The cause of the fire is thought to be deliberate.

1,200 children in the UK aged under 11 are injured, and 35 are killed, in fires in the home every year.