RESCUE: TWO dogs, one cat, one rabbit and five finches were rescued from a property in Norton Fitzwarren following a fire.
TWO dogs, one cat, one rabbit and five finches were rescued from a property in Norton Fitzwarren following a fire.
Firefighters from Taunton and Wellington were called at 7.20pm today (May 19) to a property on Hilly Park in Norton Fitzwarren following reports of a property on fire.
When firefighters arrived they confirmed there was a fire in the kitchen and two dogs were still in the property.
Crews used breathing apparatus, a hose reel jet and one safety jet to extinguish the the fire.
Firefighters rescued 2 dogs, 1 cat, 1 rabbit and 5 finches from the property and used a positive pressure fan to ventilate the property.
The cause of the fire was accidental.
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