Extent Of Damage Caused By Huge Fire As Cumbria Fire Thank Community For Support

Published by Robert L Senior Reporter on Friday, 16th August 2024, at 15:30hrs

Pictures released by Cumbria Fire & Rescue Service show the extent of damage caused by fire that ripped through a premises above a local shop on Wednesday.

Emergency services rushed to the scene on Main Road, Gosforth, after reports of a fire above the Budgens Food 2 Go shop.

At the height of the fire, there were ten fire engines in attendance a long with an aerial ladder platform, joint incident command unit, welfare unit, and a water bowser.

In a statement released today, Cumbria Fire & Rescue Service said,

“We’d like to publicly thank all our teams who have worked incredibly hard over the past 24 hours-plus in response to the extremely challenging building fire on Gosforth Main Street.

We also extend our sincere thanks to the local community for your kindness and cooperation, and we will continue to be here to support you in these difficult times.

The affected area has now been cordoned off and we expect the road to be reopened imminently.

Area Manager Lauren Woodward said: “Crews worked tirelessly to tackle a well-developed fire in a commercial premises with domestic dwellings above and surrounding.

“Crews engaged with local residents to provide reassurance and worked to limit the disruption to the village. I would like to thank all those who responded and worked to contain and tackle the fire.

“I would also like to thank the local community who supported Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service with welfare provisions, and the employers and families of our On-Call crews who were engaged in this incident for a number of hours.”