Two dogs rescued as house fire fills property in Launceston with smoke

Firefighters from the town and Callington were called to Upper Chapel

Author: Emma HartPublished 9th Dec 2021

Two dogs have been rescued after fire filled a house in north Cornwall with smoke.

The blaze broke out in Launceston on Wednesday afternoon, scrambling crews from the town and Callington.

They were paged to reports of smoke streaming from the property on Upper Chapel.

Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service confirmed teams used a hose reel jet to put out the fire.

They said: "At 15:03 one appliance from Launceston and Callington were mobilised to reports of smoke coming from a property.

"Once on scene crews confirmed there was one end terrace property, filled with a small amount of smoke.

"Firefighters used two breathing apparatus and one hose reel jet to extinguish the fire.

"Two dogs were also rescued from the property".

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