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Birkenhead 3rd Alarm House Fire
29 May 2015
The aerial appliance, its outrigger jacks "trapping" the parked car
Firefighters access the roof of the Birkenhead house
This afternoon's house fire in Birkenhead escalated to a third alarm when additional resources were required to tackle a deep-seated fire in the wall and roof void of the two-storeyed building. An aerial appliance arrived, only to find a parked car and overhead power lines posed access problems. The car's owner could not be located, so In the end the appliance was positioned more or less surrounding the car, the jib manoeuvred to avoid power lines. Members provided traffic management, scene security and refreshments at the long-duration job.
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