Yorkshire coast fire crews attend fires, flooding and rescue incidents over Bank Holiday weekend
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (NYFRS) crews attended a number of incidents across Scarborough and surrounding areas over the bank holiday weekend, including vehicle fires, flooding, a water rescue response and reports of smoke.
On Friday, August 29, at 11:41am on Scalby Road, Scarborough crews were mobilised to a car on fire.
Crews used one hose reel jet and one breathing apparatus to extinguish the fire. Police were also in attendance at the scene for traffic safety.
On Greengate Lane, Malton at 2:47pm, Malton crews attended a residential property where an alarm was sounding due to smoke from a pan that had been left on the hob.
Crews removed the hob and naturally ventilated the property. The scene was made safe and no further action was required.
At 4:28pm in Eastfield, Scarborough crews were mobilised to a vehicle on fire. The incident was reported as ongoing.
During the night, at 12:26am on New Quay Road, Whitby, a large water rescue response was mobilised following a report of two people climbing on a mast, with one person reportedly seen to have fallen into the river.
On arrival, the first crews on scene began a bank-side search. Police subsequently confirmed that the people had been seen on CCTV and had climbed out of the water.
Following further reports of hearing splashing in the water, the Coastguard carried out a thorough search of the riverside and harbour. No further people were found in the river.
On Saturday, August 30 at 2:37pm on North Marine Road, Scarborough crews attended a male who had fallen in the street.
Crews helped the casualty back into his wheelchair using crew power before assisting him back to his home.
At 7:18pm in Scarborough, a crew responded to an individual who had been locked out of a kitchen after furniture had fallen and blocked the door.
Cooking appliances were on in the kitchen, so crews used a triple extension ladder to gain access and move the furniture blocking the door from inside the property. Advice was then given to the occupant.
At 8:12pm in Whitby, Whitby crew responded to flooding at a property. Crews investigated the incident and advised the occupants to contact an electrician and plumber.
On Saturday, August 31 at 2:45pm on Grosvenor Crescent, Scarborough, Scarborough’s appliance was mobilised to flooding inside a residential property following heavy rainfall.
Crews checked the electrics and gave advice to the occupier.
At 7:42 pm on Woodlands Drive, Scarborough, a crew from Filey responded to a report of smoke seen in the open.
Crews located a fire measuring approximately 2m x 2m, consisting of straw. The fire was extinguished using knapsack sprayers and pitchforks.
Then, at 11:53pm on Trafalgar Square, Scarborough, a Scarborough crew responded to a report of water flooding a residential property and affecting the electrics.
Crews isolated the stop tap and left the incident with a responsible person.