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Nov 2022
Firefighters using breathing apparatus were called to reports of a fire in a sauna at Rudding Park spa last night.
Crews from Harrogate, Boroughbridge and Knaresborough were summoned to the incident in Follifoot at sixteen minutes past midnight.
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service's incident log says:
The hotel's managing director, Peter Banks, said the fire started after the spa had closed and was spotted by a night cleaner, who quickly raised the alarm - even before the smoke alarms had been activated.
The sauna has a system which releases nitrogen as soon as a fire is detected, taking the oxygen out of the room. Mr Banks said:
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