Fire crews tackle two blazes in Morecambe and Heysham

Fire crews were called out twice on Monday to blazes in Morecambe and Heysham.
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The crews first received a call just before 11am, and two appliances attended a fire at an outbuilding in Crofters Fold, Heysham.

On arrival, the team discovered the incident involved two domestic garages.

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Firefighters used two breathing apparatus and two hose reels to extinguish the fire.

One of the fires was in a flat in Thornton Road. Photo: Google Street ViewOne of the fires was in a flat in Thornton Road. Photo: Google Street View
One of the fires was in a flat in Thornton Road. Photo: Google Street View

They were at the scene for around three hours.

And then later that day, three fire engines from Lancaster, Morecambe, and Bolton-le-Sands attended a domestic building fire in Thornton Road, Morecambe, after being called out just before 8pm.

The incident involved a flat on the first floor, and one casualty was assessed before being placed in the care of paramedics.

Firefighters used two hose reels, four breathing apparatus, and a positive pressure ventilation unit to extinguish the fire.

They remained at the scene for around two hours making the area safe.