Aerial ladder used to fight Ludlow chimney fire
These firefighters took to the skies to deal with a chimney fire which spread to a first-floor bedroom in Ludlow.
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They used an aerial ladder to put out the fire at a house in Hamlet Road.
Flames had spread to the floor and skirting board in a bedroom at about 1.10pm yesterday. But residents escaped unharmed, and crews had left the scene just after 4pm.
Speaking at the scene, Ludlow crew manager Steve Perks said: "We've had to use an aerial ladder platform from Telford to get access to the top. We couldn't get rods up the chimney from below because of a build up of soot and clinker.
"The main safety message would be to make sure your chimneys are swept – it's getting to the end of the winter season and there might be build-up in the chimney."
