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​35 firefighters tackle fire in Camborne garage

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A garage fire in Camborne has taken 35 firefighters and seven engines more than an hour to extinguish.

Crews were called to the commercial garage in Higher Condurrow at 11pm yesterday after several members of the public rang 999 to report the blaze.

Four major fire appliances, one water carrier, one command support vehicle and one operational support vehicle were mobilised from Camborne, Helston, Truro, St Just and Falmouth stations.

A spokesman from the Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service said: "Crews firstly reported a building used as a commercial garage 15 x 15 metres and two cars as well alight, soon after it was established that gas cylinders were also involved."

They used breathing apparatus, a hose reel, a water hydrant and a thermal imaging camera to control the blaze which was extinguished at 12.28am this morning.

A fire investigation is being carried out in to this incident.

​35 firefighters tackle fire in Camborne garage


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