Burnham-On-Sea fire crews had a busy morning on Wednesday (March 5th) after being called to two incidents.
Two engines were sent to a small kitchen fire in a flat at Highbridge’s Vardy Court – as pictured here – near the town’s cattle market, at 8.45am. It turned out to have been a false alarm.
Later in the morning, at 10.22am, the fire crews were called out again when a road sweeping lorry was reported to be on fire at Burnham Holiday Village in Marine Drive.
One fire engine from Burnham was sent to the scene and they found a small fire within the rear of the sweeper mechanism, caused by an electrical short circuit within the engine.
“There was 70 per cent fire, heat and smoke damage to the engine and it was extinguished using one hose reel jet,” fire spokesman Paul Slavin told Burnham-On-Sea.com.
