Firemen tackle garage blaze near oil store near Padstow

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Friday, September 21, 2012
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Five fire engines were sent to tackle a burning garage in North Cornwall yesterday afternoon, amid fears flames could spread to a store of heating oil.

Fire officers received a flurry of calls from members of the public after flames were spotted at Tregolds Lane, St Merryn, Padstow at about 3.10pm.

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Initially two pumps from Padstow were sent with one engine from Wadebridge.

When crews arrived, they realised the fire was spreading to the house near the garage.

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Firefighters at the scene called for back-up from more pumps from St Columb and Newquay.

Four members of the team wore breathing apparatus using two main jets and two hose reel jets to battle the flames.

A spokesman for the fire service said: "There was concern of the fire spreading to a 12,000-litre heating oil container near the rear of the property, which was being cooled by a ground monitor.

"The fire was contained to the ground floor of the premises, the first floor of the premises was smoke-logged."

By around 4.40pm crews had brought the fire under control.

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