Fire crews tackle blaze in living room

Monday, 15 January 2024 13:00

Crews responded to a fire in a residential building in Chalfont St Peter last night.

One appliance and crew from Gerrards Cross and one from Beaconsfield attended the incident in Grange Road at just before 7:30pm.

Smoke was issuing on arrival.

A fire was located within a living room on the ground floor of a three-storey residential building.

The firefighters used two sets of breathing apparatus, one hose reel jet, a thermal imaging camera and a positive pressure ventilation fan.

The living room was approximately 3 per cent damaged by fire and approximately 10 per cent damaged by smoke.

They also carried out a Home Fire Safety Visit.

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