Crews tackle roof fire in Weston
Published:
8:12 AM February 14, 2019
Updated:
11:07 PM October 27, 2020
Crews called to fire at a terraced property in Furland Road. - Credit: Archant
Firefighters tackled a fire on the roof of a terraced house in Weston-super-Mare last night (Wednesday).
Crews from Avon Fire and Rescue Service were called out to a fire at the property in Furland Road, Milton, at 6.16pm.
Firefighters from Weston, Yatton and Winscombe attended and discovered a small fire on the flat roof at the rear of the property.
Crews used a triple ladder extension to reach the blaze and buckets of water to extinguish the flames.
The ground floor of the property is used as a beauty salon, while the first floor contains a flat.
The caused of the fire is believed to be accidental.
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