Firefighters from Falmouth have been helping tackle a huge fire in an industrial unit and fish and chip shop on the outskirts of Looe.

An operational support vehicle from Falmouth was sent to the fire at St Martins in the early hours of the morning after the fire spread from the industrial unit to a commercial building next door.

Local councillor Edwina Hannaford reported that the fire was at a fish and chip shop called the Coddy Shack.

Falmouth Packet: Local councillor Edwina Hannaford reported that the fire was at a fish and chip shop called the Coddy Shack.Local councillor Edwina Hannaford reported that the fire was at a fish and chip shop called the Coddy Shack. (Image: Liskeard Community Fire Station)

 

The critical control centre received the first call to the blaze at 3.23am reporting a fire at an industrial unit on the outskirts of Looe.

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.

At 3:24am the incident commander requested another appliance due to the scale of the incident. This appliance was sent from Saltash Fire Station.

Falmouth Packet: Fire fighters at the scene of the fireFire fighters at the scene of the fire (Image: Liskeard Community fire Station)

At 3:40am a request of "Make Pumps 6 and Aerial Platform 1" was made, due to the fire spreading to fish abd chip shop next door 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).

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The control centre said it's normal procedure for this size incident that partner agencies include ambulance, police and National Grid are informed.

Falmouth Packet: The aftermath of the fireThe aftermath of the fire (Image: Liskeard Community Fire Station)

At 04:01am the incident commander requested a water carrier which was mobilised from Wadebridge Fire Station.

At 04:14am good progress was reported being made, the incident was being sectorised which allows the overall incident commander to manage the resources and firefighting more effectively.At 04:24am the incident commander made pumps 8. Appliances from Lostwithiel and Saltash were mobilised.

The situation is still ongoing.