From STV 18th August 2011:
Residents of a Leith tenement flat were saved from danger after smoke alarm alerted them to a fuse box fire.
The occupants of the ground floor flat in Henderson Street were woken at 4am by their smoke alarm which had been set off by an electrical fire in a fuse box.
They were able to make their way past the fire and outside the building before the fire crews arrived.
Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service attended with three engines and a turntable ladder.
A spokesperson for the fire service said: “The occupants had made their way to safety thanks to the early detection of the fire by the smoke alarm.
“The crews ventilated the stairwell and used a megaphone to instruct the other occupants inside the tenement block.
“They were advised to stay indoors until the stairwell was ventilated.”
No-one required medical attention or was taken to hospital.
Residents of a Leith tenement flat were saved from danger after smoke alarm alerted them to a fuse box fire.
The occupants of the ground floor flat in Henderson Street were woken at 4am by their smoke alarm which had been set off by an electrical fire in a fuse box.
They were able to make their way past the fire and outside the building before the fire crews arrived.
Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service attended with three engines and a turntable ladder.
A spokesperson for the fire service said: “The occupants had made their way to safety thanks to the early detection of the fire by the smoke alarm.
“The crews ventilated the stairwell and used a megaphone to instruct the other occupants inside the tenement block.
“They were advised to stay indoors until the stairwell was ventilated.”
No-one required medical attention or was taken to hospital.
Fires of electrical origin is still the number 1 cause of fire in the UK. Make sure your wiring and appliances are regulary checked.
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