A CHIMNEY fire was extinguished by Bude firefighters at Uppacott, Kilkhampton, around 7pm last Monday, December 5.

The crew from Bude Community Fire Station used chimney rods and a stirrup pump to extinguish the fire and a thermal image camera to inspect the chimney for any further hotspots.

l APPLIANCES from Bude were mobilised recently, to reports of a property fire at a manor house in Morwenstow.

On the evening of Tuesday, December 6, fire crews from Bude located the fire in and around a microwave, on arrival. The fire was extinguished and the microwave was removed from the property.

The ground floor was considerably smoke logged, and was vented using a positive pressure ventilation fan.