Firefighters extinguish chimney fire on Isle of Wight high street

Summarised from IW County Press's report · Updated 4 Nov, 17:58 · Archive

Firefighters tackled a chimney fire at a Ventnor High Street property on Wednesday afternoon.

Firefighters tackled a chimney fire at a property on Ventnor High Street on the Isle of Wight on Wednesday afternoon. Crews used chimney rods to extinguish the flames and carried out safety checks before leaving the scene shortly after 2.30pm.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service urged people to maintain chimneys regularly, warning that uncleaned chimneys can cause fires. The service advised people with chimneys in their homes to have them professionally swept at least once a year, use a fireguard and never burn wet or treated wood.

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• Firefighters tackle chimney fire at high street propertyFirefighters tackled a chimney fire on the Isle of Wight this afternoon (Wednesday, November 4).IW County Press · 4 Nov, 15:20

In this story: Isle of Wight · Ventnor · Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service

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