Location: Tranmere
Fire crews have been called to a fire at a car repair garage with an adjoining two storey property on Dial Road, Tranmere. Crews were alerted at 11.35pm and on scene three minutes later, with eight fire engines and an aerial appliance in attendance.
Crews arrived to find a single storey car repair garage well alight with a two storey property alongside. One person has been rescued from the first floor bedroom window of the two storey property using a triple extension ladder.
Firefighters are gaining access to the property with one main jet in use. Three firefighters wearing breathing apparatus have entered the two storey property to search for occupants and extinguish the fire.
Firefighters are also gaining access to the garage building through roller shutters.
Two dogs have also been rescued from the two storey property and the person rescued is being assessed by paramedics at the scene. Merseyside Police are also in attendance managing an outer cordon. The incident has been divided into sectors.
There are now seven firefighters wearing breathing apparatus fighting the fire and the aerial appliance is being readied. Merseyside Police and North West Ambulance Serice are in attendance and a multi agency meeting is under way.
Local residents should keep doors and windows closed. Anyone with an existing health condition should keep medication close and if any ill effects are experienced dial NHS 111 for advice.
The incident is ongoing, please avoid the area.
INCIDENT UPDATE 1.30am
There are now ten fire engines, an aerial appliance and a service drone in attendance to provide situational awareness from above.
INCIDENT UPDATE Saturday 26th September 9.00am
Firefighting continued through the night across an area of around 40 x 50 metres. The building is in confined area surrounded by terraced houses and the garage contains around 40 vehicles. The Incident Command Unit and water bowsers from United Utilities were set up to ensure water supply and the firefighting area remained divided into sectors. At the height of the incident there were 14 fire engines and an aerial appliance at the scene.
A structural engineer and a Wirral council emergency planning officer attended and a further multi agency meeting took place. The main body of fire was extinguished at around 5.40 am with firefighters damping down the area and checking for hot spots to ensure the fire is fully extinguished. Scottish power are in attendance and are digging at the scene in order to isolate the electricity to the site. Five fire engines remain at the scene.
Road closures in the area are still in place on Greenway Road and Church Road, please avoid the area.
INCIDENT UPDATE Monday 28th September 1.20pm
A Fire Service presence would remain at this address until the morning of Monday 28 September, with the incident scaled down to one fire engine at scene.
Firefighters and relief crews continued to carry out periodic 360 inspections of the premises, monitoring temperatures, and hot spotting as appropriate.
With all areas free from signs of fire and ambient temperatures recorded, crews left the scene at 9.41am.