Man escapes uninjured from house fire in Thornton Heath

9:07am Thursday 1st November 2012 in Local news By Andrew Bloss

Fifteen firefighters attended the house fire in Thornton Heath Fifteen firefighters attended the house fire in Thornton Heath

A man escaped uninjured from a house fire in Thornton Heath this morning.

London Fire Brigade were called to Fountain Road at 7.38am where a semi detached house was on fire.

Fifty per cent of the ground floor was damaged by the time the fire was put out.

The man who had escaped from the house before firefighters arrived, was treated at the scene for slight smoke inhalation.

Fifteen firefighters from West Norwood and Norbury Fire Station were called to the incident.

Did you see what happened? Contact the newsdesk on 0208 722 6352

Comments(1)

motomoto says...
2:24pm Thu 1 Nov 12

If my mind serves me correctly, fountain road (off of parchmore road) is a really skinny road.....even more skinny if cars were parked either side....the fire engine must have had a hell of a job trying to get up there......

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