Time Incident Posted: 14:14
Incident Date: 28/11/2017
Incident Location: Thorpe side, Scalford
Incident Number: 17966
Incident Type: Bedroom Fire
Initial Emergency Call Received: 11:59
Fire and Rescue Service Vehicles Attended: Two appliances from Melton Mowbray
Officer(s) in Charge of Incident: Watch Manager
Time Incident Closed: 12:48
Damage: 50% to Vanity Unit, 50% to Curtains by fire, Smoke Damage within the property around 60% in bedroom and 10% to first floor
Believed Cause: Sunlight shining onto mirror through window
Initial Information: Call received reporting a bedroom fire, on arrival crews confirmed fire within two storey dwelling measuring 10m x 10m, fire located in bedroom on the first floor.
Four Breathing Apparatus under stage one, one hose reel, one covering jet used to extinguish the fire and positive pressure ventilation fan used to clear smoke.
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