Major alert as fire breaks out in loft of house at Louth
A major alert forced people to stay indoors when a fire broke out in the roof of a building in Louth.
The blaze at a domestic property on St Mary’s Lane resulted in “a large-scale response” from crews at Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service.
It happened just after 10 am on Thursday last week (August 14) when ten fire engines rushed to the house. The road was immediately closed to traffic.
A message from the service on X (formerly Twitter) warned: “If you are nearby, please keep doors and windows closed, and avoid the area.
"We have a large number of appliances in attendance, and crews are using an aerial ladder platform to monitor for hot spots.”
A 999 call had been made by the owners of the house who smelled smoke and made their way outside. Fortunately, no-one was injured but not until 2.50 pm was the blaze brought under control.
It was later established that the fire had been caused by an electrical fault in the loft of the building.
Helen Tooley, divisional commander of Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue, told the BBC: “Someone in the bathroom thought they could smell smoke and went to check the loft space.
“It was quite a large roof space. We stopped the fire spreading to certain areas, but there was a lot of work to do.”
Neighbours watched on as the blaze was tackled by firefighters. One man said: “Smoke was coming through the roof, as were the flames, so we knew it was pretty serious.”
St Mary’s Lane was not open to traffic again until later that evening.