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Fire and ambulance called to Purton kitchen fire as smoke fills house

byDaniel Jae Webb
16 August 2020 • 9.43am
Fire and ambulance called to Purton kitchen fire as smoke fills house
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Firefighters cleared a house of smoke following a kitchen fire yesterday afternoon.

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Two fire crews from Westlea and Stratton stations attended the incident in The Fox, Purton, at around 4.40pm, but discovered the fire was out on their arrival.

South Western Ambulance Service sent a rapid response vehicle and an ambulance.

Emergency services at the scene in The Fox at 5pm | Credit: Adam Staines

Firefighters used Positive Pressure Ventilation to clear the property of smoke.

The road was blocked in both directions by the emergency services until 6.30pm.

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