London Fire Brigade Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus rescued residents and staff from a nursing home on The Avenue in Cheam, Sutton, SM2, during the early hours of the morning.
Sutton police officers also assisted in the rescue, helping evacuate residents from the ground floor while firefighters rescued those residents on the affected first floor of the home.
The blaze left the nursing home's roof gutted and badly damaged the first floor of the two storey home.
Out of 14 residents - five from the first floor and nine from the ground floor were rescued from the building, along with three staff members.
Station Manager Simon Brownings who was at the scene said; “When they arrived, our crews were faced with serious flames, which was affecting the top floor and roof space of the nursing home. Our trained fighters worked hard to bring it under control and thankfully the property was safely evacuated with no injuries to anyone involved.”
Six engines and around 30 fighters from Mitcham, New Malden, Wallington, Sutton and Purley fire stations attended the incident, along with an aerial ladder platform from Wimbledon.
London Fire Risk Assessments advice: Looking after vulnerable people is a huge responsibility and their safety in times of emergency should always be a top priority. A Fire Risk Assessment from a reliable, third party qualified risk assessor is the first safeguard. Preventing a disaster is therefore essential and a priority as well as a legal requirement. A professional Fire Risk Assessment company such as ours can easily help to identify compliance and ultimately your resident’s safety.
Any deficiencies can be quickly identified and acted upon to reduce risk. But in the event that the worse does happen then the Fire Emergency Plan London will ensure that vulnerable residents can be evacuated from the premise as quickly and safely as possible, along with the staff of course! So let the Safety Experts do their job - to read more click here.
Sutton police officers also assisted in the rescue, helping evacuate residents from the ground floor while firefighters rescued those residents on the affected first floor of the home.
The blaze left the nursing home's roof gutted and badly damaged the first floor of the two storey home.
Out of 14 residents - five from the first floor and nine from the ground floor were rescued from the building, along with three staff members.
Station Manager Simon Brownings who was at the scene said; “When they arrived, our crews were faced with serious flames, which was affecting the top floor and roof space of the nursing home. Our trained fighters worked hard to bring it under control and thankfully the property was safely evacuated with no injuries to anyone involved.”
Six engines and around 30 fighters from Mitcham, New Malden, Wallington, Sutton and Purley fire stations attended the incident, along with an aerial ladder platform from Wimbledon.
London Fire Risk Assessments advice: Looking after vulnerable people is a huge responsibility and their safety in times of emergency should always be a top priority. A Fire Risk Assessment from a reliable, third party qualified risk assessor is the first safeguard. Preventing a disaster is therefore essential and a priority as well as a legal requirement. A professional Fire Risk Assessment company such as ours can easily help to identify compliance and ultimately your resident’s safety.
Any deficiencies can be quickly identified and acted upon to reduce risk. But in the event that the worse does happen then the Fire Emergency Plan London will ensure that vulnerable residents can be evacuated from the premise as quickly and safely as possible, along with the staff of course! So let the Safety Experts do their job - to read more click here.
