Fire crews tackle blaze at industrial unit on outskirts of Looe

Firefighters are tackling a blaze at an industrial unit on the outskirts of Looe.

Crews were called to the scene in St Martin at around 3.23am this morning (Tuesday 2 May).

Cornwall Fire and Rescue tell us that the fire has affected multiple businesses there, including the Coddy Shack.

At its height, eight appliances and supporting vehicles were in attendance. In recent updates, the fire service said:

"At 3.23am the Critical Control Centre received an emergency call reporting a fire at an industrial unit on the outskirts of Looe. Immediately appliances from Looe and Liskeard Fire Stations were alerted.

"Due to information being received by the Critical Control Centre during repeat calls an additional appliance was mobilised from Liskeard Fire Station alongside a wholetime officer.

"At 3.24am the incident commander requested another appliance due to the scale of the incident. This appliance was mobilised from Saltash Fire Station.

"At 3.40am a request of "Make Pumps 6 and Aerial Platform 1" was made, due to the fire spreading to commercial building adjacent to the original fire. The Critical Control Centre mobilised an appliance from Torpoint and Callington Fire Stations, with a request for an ALP from Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue.

"Due to the number of appliances now requested supporting resources were mobilised from Falmouth Fire Station (Operational Support Vehicle) and Launceston Fire Station (Incident Command Unit).

"It's normal procedure for this size incident that partner agencies include Ambulance, Police and National Grid are informed. This allows agencies to plan resourcing should they be required.

"At 4.01am the incident commander requested a water carrier which was mobilised from Wadebridge Fire Station. At 04:14hrs good progress was being made, the incident was being sectorised which allows the overall incident commander to manage the resources and firefighting more effectively.

"At 4.24am the incident commander made pumps 8. Appliances from Lostwithiel and Saltash were mobilised."

Crews are now dampening down the area and say an investigation will take place into what caused the blaze.

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