Tuesday, 15 January 2013

Property saved by Firefighters

Appliances at the scene damping down and using PPV fans to clear smoke from the building

At 6.22pm on Friday the 11th January fire crews were called to a shop fire at Secret Wardrobe Dress Agency, 96 Commercial Street, Brighouse. This was a small fire in a 3 storey building set at the end of a parade of shops in the town centre. The incident required assistance of 3 pumps with fire crews discovering a small fire damaging 5% of the ground floor in a back room of the shop, this has suffered smoke damage.
The incident was under control in half an hour but crews remained at scene until 9.30pm clearing smoke and salvaging some of the stock. Crews used
 2 hose reel jets, 4 breathing apparatus and 2 positive pressure ventilation fans.
Appliances from Brighouse, Elland and Cleckheaton attended along with a fire investigation officer.

Scene in Church Lane side of the building