Time Incident Posted: 18:50
Incident Date: 21/12/2019
Incident Location: Incident Location: Abbey Park Street, Leicester
Incident Number: 19418
Incident Type: Fire High Rise
Initial Emergency Call Received: 17:42
Fire and Rescue Service Vehicles Attended: 5 Fire Engines, 1 Arial Ladder Platform and 1 Command Support Vehicle
Officer(s) in Charge of Incident:
Time Incident Closed: 19:16
Damage: 80% fire damage to flat involved
Believed Cause: Accidental
Initial Information: Calls received to a building on Abbey Street in Leicester involved in fire. Call was treated as persons reported.
Updated Incident Information: On arrival crews confirmed there was a fire located in a flat on the ground floor and all persons were accounted for.
4 breathing apparatus were in use and 2 positive pressure ventilation fans to clear smoke logging.
Neighbouring flats were searched for fire spread but confirmed fire was contained to the one flat.
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