Storm Boelo flooding keeps Scarborough fire crews busy

North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service crews in Scarborough were called out to ten separate emergency calls over a three-hour period on Friday, October 23, as water inundated homes, commercial premises, and roads.

At 4.56pm, crews responded to flooding in a lightwell at a residential property on Westbourne Grove caused by significant rainfall.

Using a light portable pump, firefighters cleared the trapped water.

Minutes later at 5.02pm, crews attended a commercial property on the Esplanade following reports of significant flooding.

Teams in attendance deployed an ejector pump and a major pump to handle the incident, successfully lowering water levels and restoring power to the building before leaving the site with responsible people on site.

At 5.07pm, crews dealt with a major flood on Westwood Road that had entered a commercial property.

Water covered an area of approximately 80 metres by 40 metres, though nearby residential properties were unaffected.

Firefighters used a light portable pump to remove the water, and a road closure was put in place after water levels subsided.

Following this, a spate of residential floods followed in quick succession.

At 5.10pm, firefighters used an ejector pump and main pump to remove floodwater from a basement on Falsgrave Road, giving safety advice to the occupiers.

At 5.16pm, further crews responded to another property on Falsgrave Road, to clear water from inside the home and its front entrance, before clearing nearby drains.

Also at 5.16pm, firefighters responded to St Johns Road, where multiple properties were flooded.

An ejector pump was used to remove water from affected homes.

Motorists also required assistance as floodwaters rose.

At 5.53pm, specialist water rescue-trained crews were dispatched to Plantation Hill, after a vehicle became trapped in floodwater with occupants inside.

Firefighters brought the occupants to safety, and the road was subsequently closed.

At 6.11pm, crews assessed a vehicle stuck in floodwater on Seamer Road.

The occupant was able to safely exit the vehicle, which was recovered by a recovery firm, with no fire service action required.

At 6.20pm, firefighters attended reports of street flooding on Commercial Street, where water levels had already subsided prior to arrival.

Finally, at 7.03pm, crews assessed a vehicle in floodwater on Weaponness Road.

The occupant had safely exited the vehicle, and no fire service action was required.