Time Incident Posted: 22:03
Incident Date: 30/04/2017
Incident Location: Newarke Street, Leicester
Incident Number: 6127
Incident Type: Fire High Rise
Initial Emergency Call Received: 20:42
Fire and Rescue Service Vehicles Attended: Six Appliances, Two Special Appliances & Two Officers
Officer(s) in Charge of Incident: Station Manager
Time Incident Closed: 21:35
Damage: 50% to kitchen area by Fire 100% by smoke and moderate smoke logging to corridor
Believed Cause: Believed Accidental
Initial Information: One building consisting of 6 floors and used for student accommodation, fire reported on the second floor.
Six appliances, two support appliances and two officers mobilised
Four breathing apparatus deployed and fire extinguished.
Updated Incident Information: Ventilation of property and making up of equipment now in progress.
cutting away and damping down in progress and all appliances apart from two have been released.
Thermal imaging camera used and no hot spots found.
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