Seventeen Rescued from a Cheam care home Fire

London Fire Brigade Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus rescued  residents and staff from a fire at a nursing home on The Avenue in Cheam, Sutton, SM2, during the early hours of the morning.

Sutton police officers also assisted in the rescue, helping evacuate residents from the ground floor while firefighters rescued those residents on the fire affected first floor of the home.

The fire left the nursing home’s roof gutted and badly damaged the first floor of the two storey home.

In total 14 residents – five from the fire affected first floor and nine from the ground floor – were rescued from the building, along with three members of staff.

Station Manager Simon Brownings who was at the scene said: “When they arrived our crews were faced with a serious fire which was affecting the top floor and roof space of the nursing home. Firefighters worked hard to bring it under control and thankfully the property was safely evacuated with no injuries to anyone involved.”

Six fire engines and around 30 firefighters from Mitcham, New Malden, Wallington, Sutton and Purley fire stations attended the incident, along with an aerial ladder platform from Wimbledon.

London Fire Risk Assessments advice: Looking after vulnerable persons is a huge responsibility and their safety in times of emergency must always be a top priority. A Fire Risk Assessment from a fully qualified, third party competent person is the first safeguard. Preventing a Fire is the priority and a professional Fire Risk Assessment will identify all areas of deficiency – these should be acted upon as outlined to reduce the risk of Fire. If the worst happens and a Fire does break out the Fire Safety Emergency Plan supplied will reflect the needs of the vulnerable persons and get them out of the premise as quickly and as safely as possible along with the Staff of course!. Let the Fire Safety Experts do their job – to read more click here

London Fire Brigade has reported two Warehouse fire’s in London within 3 days.

Deptford – Around 58 firefighters and officers tackled a warehouse fire on a business park on Trundleys Road – there was no report of injuries and the cause of fire is under investigation.

Uxbridge – A disused warehouse in an industrial estate on Arundel Road in Uxbridge was damaged by fire. A member of the public returning home after work raised the alarm after spotting smoke in the area. The single-storey warehouse was badly damaged by the blaze. Fortunately, no one was injured. Six fire engines and around 35 firefighters and officers from Hillingdon, Hayes, Ruislip, Southall and Heathrow fire stations attended the incident.

London Fire Risk Assessments advice: A Fire Risk Assessment on a Factory or Warehouse, carried out by London Fire Risk Assessments would have due regards to relevant Guidance including; Department for Communities and Local Guidance.  Fire Safety Risk Assessment. Factories and Warehouses. ISBN-13:978 1 851 12 816 7

This would enable the Responsible Person to handle and store flammable substances and combustible materials safely and help them to determine the necessary precautions to take

to minimise the likelihood of them being involved in any Fire. Click here to read more

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