Four crews attend fridge fire at Aztec West
FOUR fire crews were called to a commercial premises at Aztec West where a refrigerator had overheated.
Crews from Patchway, Southmead, Avonmouth and Speedwell attended the scene in Park Avenue, Patchway just after 5pm on Wednesday (December 11) where a number of people had reported a strong smell of smoke.
Avon Fire and Rescue Service spokesman James Bladon said: “Firefighters were able to investigate the cause of the smell of smoke and locate it back to a refrigeration unit which had overheated and caused a small fire.
“No firefighting equipment was needed and crews were able to remove the fright from the building and make it safe.”
He said the fridge was then left in the hands of an engineer.
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