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FIRE SERVICE AND GENERAL FIRE SAFETY TOPICS => Operational => Topic started by: John Webb on October 29, 2016, 10:45:54 AM

Title: Serious fire in centre of Exeter
Post by: John Webb on October 29, 2016, 10:45:54 AM
A serious fire has affected a number of buildings in Exeter - see https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=38609&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41 (https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=38609&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41). It started in the early hours of the 28th Oct, and spread to the adjacent Royal Clarence Hotel and other premises.
Title: Re: Serious fire in centre of Exeter
Post by: wee brian on October 31, 2016, 09:12:11 AM
Seems to be some scaffolding on the front of the building. getting the builders in - always a risk!
Title: Re: Serious fire in centre of Exeter
Post by: John Webb on October 31, 2016, 02:21:30 PM
The fire started in a building used as an art gallery and undergoing renovation work, hence the scaffolding - the fire started in the early hours of Friday and despite the best efforts of Devon and Somerset F&RS it spread to the adjacent hotel - there was also a couple of shops in the High Street behind the hotel affected.

Latest news yesterday from the BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-37812333 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-37812333) This has some interesting interior shots from the police drone that has been used. There is no recent update on the F&RS website.
Title: Re: Serious fire in centre of Exeter
Post by: nearlythere on November 04, 2016, 06:44:13 AM
Quote from: John Webb on October 31, 2016, 02:21:30 PM
The fire started in a building used as an art gallery and undergoing renovation work, hence the scaffolding - the fire started in the early hours of Friday and despite the best efforts of Devon and Somerset F&RS it spread to the adjacent hotel - there was also a couple of shops in the High Street behind the hotel affected.

Latest news yesterday from the BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-37812333 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-37812333) This has some interesting interior shots from the police drone that has been used. There is no recent update on the F&RS website.

Scaffolding? Oh Oh!
Title: Re: Serious fire in centre of Exeter
Post by: Dinnertime Dave on November 13, 2016, 06:27:05 PM

Good indication of the size of the fire and resources used to fight it -

http://dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/TheExeterFire.cfm?siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=424 (http://dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/TheExeterFire.cfm?siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=424)

Title: Re: Serious fire in centre of Exeter
Post by: John Webb on November 13, 2016, 08:54:42 PM
Thanks for posting that link. The full report should make interesting reading for those of us involved in heritage buildings!