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Firefighters help rescue person trapped in Orford house fire

By Gary Skentelbery on 25th October 2020 12:04 pm News

FIREFIGHTERS wearing breathing apparatus rescued a person trapped on the first floor of a terraced property during a house fire at Orford, Warrington, earlier today.

Three fire engines attended from Warrington, Birchwood and Stockton Heath shortly before 8am after firefighters were called to reports of people trapped following a house fire on Howson Road, Warrington.
Three Crews from Warrington, Birchwood and Stockton Heath were dispatched to the scene and on arrival they found a fire in the ground floor of a terraced property.
Two firefighters, wearing breathing apparatus, entered the building and rescued one casualty from the first floor of the building. The casualty was then passed to the care of paramedics.
The crews then used one hose reel jet to extinguish the fire before using a large fan to clear the smoke from the address.

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Experienced journalist for more than 40 years. Managing Director of magazine publishing group with three in-house titles and on-line daily newspaper for Warrington. Experienced writer, photographer, PR consultant and media expert having written for local, regional and national newspapers. Specialties: PR, media, social networking, photographer, networking, advertising, sales, media crisis management. Chair of Warrington Healthwatch Director Warrington Chamber of Commerce Patron Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Foundation for Peace. Trustee Warrington Disability Partnership. Former Chairman of Warrington Town FC.