Burnham-On-Sea firefighters were called to tackle a chimney fire near Highbridge on Sunday morning (October 28th).
A crew was sent to property on The Causeway in the village of Mark at 10.03am.
“One fire appliance from Burnham-On-Sea was sent to a report of a chimney on fire in a property,” confirmed a fire service spokesman.
“On arrival, the crew confirmed that the chimney was well alight. To deal with the incident firefighters had to remove the stove and expose the hearth plate.”
“The fire was also tackled from the roof at the top of the chimney stack.”
“The fire was extinguished using a triple extension ladder, a roof ladder, thermal image camera, safety at height equipment, chimney gear and one hose reel.”
