FIRE: Crews were called out to Friarn Street to tackle the fire
FIREFIGHTERS attended a basement flat fire in Bridgwater this afternoon.
Crews attended the incident on Friarn Street shortly after 2.30pm today (Friday, February 17).
The fire service received a call reporting smoke issuing from a block of flats and on arrival confirmed a fire involving an electrical heater in the bathroom.
They managed to put out the blaze using a hose reel jet, a main jet backed up by a hydrant and a positive pressure ventilation fan.
A spokesman for Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue said: "Fire crews isolated the electrics to the flat and an electrician was arranged to ensure the power supply is safe. The cause of the fire is believed to be accidental."
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