A halogen heater left too close to curtains caused a house fire near Boroughbridge last night.
A person at the house required oxygen and was taken to hospital.
Firefighters from Knaresborough and Harrogate were called to the property in Aldborough at 10.40pm last night.
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service’s incident report said:
“The fire was caused by a halogen heater that had accidentally been turned on whilst being too close to the curtains.
“On the arrival of fire crews, the occupant had extinguished the fire using a fire extinguisher and water from a kettle.”
The report said firefighters removed the curtains, dampened down and cleared the smoke.
It added:
“Crews administered oxygen therapy to one occupant suffering from smoke inhalation. The occupant was transported to hospital via road ambulance for a precautionary check up.”
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Firefighters battle major house fire in Starbeck
Fire has caused widespread damage to a house and garage in Starbeck this morning.
The blaze is believed to have started in the garage of the property on Avenue Close, off High Street.
Crews from Harrogate, Knaresborough, Wetherby and Moortown, along with the aerial ladder platform from Harrogate, battled the fire.
Harrogate watch manager Nev Scott said crews were mobilised at 9.52am to what he described as a “significant fire”.
Mr Scott said:
“The fire has significantly affected one two-storey property, and there is smoke damage to a neighbouring property.
“The work of the crews has prevented the fire spreading to an adjacent property. Crews will continue to work through the day to dampen the fire and mitigate any further damage.”
He added the occupants had got out of the property by the time firefighters arrived at the scene, and no-one injured. An investigation into the cause us ongoing.
The burnt wreckage of the garage.
A statement by North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service said:
“Fire crews were called at around 9:50 this morning to reports of a house fire on Avenue Close in Harrogate.
Crews have been working to fight the fire and stop it spreading to a second property.”
Firefighters at the scene of a house fire in Starbeck.
Paramedics and police were also at the scene.
North Yorkshire Police said in a statement:
“Police are assisting North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service at the scene of a fire at a residential property on Avenue Close in Harrogate.
“The incident was reported at 10.17am.”
Smoke billows from the roof of the fire-damaged roof.
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‘I’ve never seen smoke like it’ — neighbours react to Harrogate house fire
Neighbours have spoken of their shock at the scale of a fire today that ravaged a home in Harrogate and forced a nearby nursery to evacuate.
Firefighters from Harrogate, Knaresborough, Wetherby and Moortown rushed to Avenue Close, off Starbeck High Street, at 9.52am, as reported by the Stray Ferret.
The occupants escaped unhurt but the fire, which is believed to have started in a garage, caused major damage to the two-storey property. However, the fire crews prevented the flames from spreading to an adjoining property.
Firefighters at the scene.
About 60 children from the nursery Nature’s Little Learners, which is also on Avenue Close, were evacuated.
Owner Sam Williams said:
“We followed our fire procedure as soon as we noticed the smoke. The smoke then set off our fire alarm.”
She said everyone had to stay outside for five to 10 minutes until it was deemed safe to return. The nursery had to keep its doors and windows closed to escape the impact of thick smoke.
Lorraine Barnett, who lives in the area, said her three-year-old grandson alerted her to the incident. Ms Barnett added:
“I’ve never seen such big flames. The smoke was up to the roof. Then we heard this loud banging and crashing. Black smoke was coming out for ages.”
Another woman, whose home on High Street is close to the affected property and asked not to be named, said:
“I was in the kitchen and saw the garage was on fire. There was then thick black smoke and flames — it must have happened so quickly. I’ve never seen smoke like it. I called the fire brigade but it had already been alerted by the methodist church.”
Here are two videos taken at the scene, showing the scale of the fire.
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Knaresborough’s ‘dog whisperer’ firefighter rescues Terrier stuck in tree
Knaresborough firefighters rescued a dog that got stuck in the bottom of a tree today (April 13).
A three-year-old Patterdale Terrier called Pip became interested in something in a gap at the base of the tree and could not get out, according to a post on the fire station’s Facebook page.
On call firefighters from Knaresborough were summoned to Hunsingore, a village seven miles from the town, to help at 3.13pm.
The post said:
“Crew used small tools and axes, while crew manager Mark Wilson used his dog whispering skills to coax the dog out with treats and a bit of gentle persuasion.”
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service‘s incident report said Pip was stuck in tree roots.
Firefighters involved in the rescue pose with Pip.
Pip got stuck in the base of the tree.
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Woman rescued from side of road at 2am in Harrogate
Firefighters rescued a woman from the side of the road in Harrogate in the early hours of this morning.
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service‘s overnight incident report said the woman was “believed to have collapsed at the side of the road”.
It said a crew from Harrogate located her at 2.01am, adding:
“Crews liaised with the female and assisted her to walk to the nearby hospital. The female was left in the care of hospital staff.”
It was part of a busy night for local firefighters. At half past midnight, an appliance from Harrogate responded to a report of water flooding through a light fitting at a house on Starbeck High Street.
The incident report said:
“Crews found the source of the water was an overflowing bath. Crews isolated the water and electrics to the affected lighting circuits and advice was given to the occupier.”
At 3.10am, firefighters were called to Whiteway Head, off Bland’s Hill in Knaresborough, to make the road safe after a two-vehicle car crash.
The incident report said:
“Crews checked vehicles with a thermal imaging camera and left in care of police.”
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Firefighters retrieve gazebo from Harrogate church roof
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An eyewitness said the gazebo had been used as a car port for a property near St John’s Church on Bilton Lane.
But a sudden gust of wind sent it flying towards the heavens at about 1.30pm before it landed on the roof of the hall.
He added the firefighters handled the incident with expertise and “the main thing is nobody got hurt”.
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service’s incident report said:
“Harrogate crew attended to make safe a gazebo which had blown onto a roof.
“Crews handled the gazebo down to ground level and made safe using tyres to weigh down. Incident handed over to responsible person.”
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Car catches fire in Harrogate multi-storey car park
Harrogate firefighters were called to the fifth floor of the town’s Victoria Car Park yesterday when a car caught fire.
Both Harrogate appliances were summoned to the multi-storey near the train station following reports of smoke billowing from the boot of the vehicle in the multi-storey.
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service’s incident report said:
“Fire crews used a hose reel, breathing apparatus, thermal camera and tools to access and extinguish the fire.”
It added the cause was attributed to an electrical fault to a CD multi-changer in the car boot.
The incident proved to be the start of a busy morning for Harrogate firefighters.
At 10.36am, they released two people trapped in a lift at an undisclosed location on Crescent Road in Harrogate.
Then at 11.41am, a women’s walking group alerted them to a cow trapped in barbed wire on a fence at the edge of woodland off the A661 Harrogate Road at Spofforth
The incident report added:
“On finding the cow, the fire officer was able to establish which farm the cow belonged to. The farmer then attended with bolt croppers to free the cow.”
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Three fire crews called to Ripon house blaze
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The crews were alerted to smoke billowing from the roof of a detached home in the Gallows Hill area of the city at 6.21pm.
Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used the aerial ladder platform based at Harrogate Fire Station to tackle the fire on the third floor.
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service‘s incident report said:
“The cause was believed to be radiated heat from the flue of a wood-burning stove.”
No further details have been released.
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Firefighters tackle car fire at Aldi in KnaresboroughFirefighters were called to a car fire in the Aldi car park in Knaresborough yesterday.
A full-time crew from Harrogate was joined by on-call firefighters from Boroughbridge to deal with the incident.
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service was alerted to the incident at 5.54pm.
It’s incident report gives no details other than to confirm the fact that firefighters attended.
The car was situated close to the store’s main entrance and eye-witness reports said the site at Swallowtail Way was evacuated.
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