Location: Crask Walk, Kirkby
Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service are in attendance at an incident on Crask Walk, Kirkby.
Crews were alerted at 22.01 and on scene at 22.05, with four fire engines attending at the height of the incident.
Two firefighters in breathing apparatus (BA) were committed under rapid deployment, using one hose reel jet.
This is a row of three terraced properties involved in fire. All occupants were outside of the property.
Two teams of two firefighters in BA have been committed, one team with one hose reel jet to the roof space of the affected premises that is believed to be the origin of the fire, and another team deployed to the neighbouring property where the fire has spread.
One high pressure hose reel jet is also being used at the rear of the properties to fight the fire externally.
Utilities have been isolated and this incident has been sectorised. A covering branch consisting of two lengths of 52mm hose has also been laid out.
UPDATE 23.32
Crews from Merseyside and Lancashire Fire and Rescue Services have worked diligently to tackle the fire. One team of two firefighters in BA are hot spotting the property of origin and the fire is believed to be extinguished.
External firefighting activities have now ceased. The Fire Service drone has been requested to check temperatures of the roof space.
UPDATE 09.15 – Wednesday 6th November
At 00.47 on the morning of Wednesday 6th November, crews pitched a nine metre ladder to the rear of the property and a firefighter wearing a rag harness removed roof tiles to check temperatures of the roof space.
Crews continued to remove roof tiles to the front and rear of the property using safe systems of work to monitor temperatures into the early hours and used one high pressure hose reel to damp down roof timbers.
It was determined that accidental ignition due to a lit firework coming into contact with combustible materials in the garden was the cause of the fire, following a full investigation.
Crews completed an external handover before leaving the scene at 02.34.