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Published:
November 30, 2007
Fire crews tackle major
blaze at Burnham-On-Sea nursing home
 Fire
crews from across the region rushed to a Burnham-On-Sea nursing
home on Friday evening (November 30th) after a major blaze damaged
25 rooms.
Two
elderly residents at Hillview Nursing Home in Berrow Road were
rescued by firefighters after fire broke out in a first floor
room at the property.
Fire
crews battled flames and thick smoke to bring the blaze under
control at around 5.50pm, as pictured here.
The
room at the centre of the blaze received 95% damage from heat
and smoke, and 25 other rooms at the property were damaged by
heat, smoke and water.
 "The
building was evacuated from the ground floor and two elderly people
were rescued from the first floor, which was smoke logged,"
a fire spokesman told Burnham-On-Sea.com at the scene.
Fire
crews used a thermal imaging camera to check for people and hot
spots.
They
tackled the blaze using three hose reel jets and six breathing
apparatus before ventilating the building using two positive pressure
fans.
Two
appliances from Burnham attended, along with two engines from
Bridgwater, a Command Support Unit from Street, and an Incident
Support Unit from Taunton.
The
fire crew discuss the aftermath of the blaze, with a ladder extending
up to the room where the fire caught alight shown in the background.
Berrow
Road came to a standstill as fire crews descended on the area.
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