Posted: Mon 6th Jun 2016

Appliances From Swansea Central And West Attend Fire At Property In Blaen Y Maes

This article is old - Published: Monday, Jun 6th, 2016

On Saturday (04/06/2016) at 04:20am, two appliances from Swansea Central and Swansea West responded to call of a fire at a two storey property in Blaen y Maes. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

The ground floor was severely damaged by the fire and the entire property was heavily smoke logged. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Two dogs and one hamster were rescued but sadly three dogs and one cat died. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Firefighters extinguished the fire using four breathing apparatus, two hose reel jets, a safety jet, thermal image camera, positive pressure ventilation fan phase 3 and a 7meter ladder. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

The Police service was also present. Firefighters left the scene at 05:52am. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

The cause of the fire is under investigation. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​



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