Dog rescued from fire in Newmarket

Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service was called to a domestic property in Periman Close, Newmarket, following reports of a kitchen fire and a dog inside the property. Firefighters arrived to find smoke coming from the building.

Crews wearing breathing apparatus entered the property and successfully rescued one dog. Firefighters then extinguished the kitchen fire using a hose reel jet and later used positive pressure ventilation equipment to clear smoke from the building.

Initially, two fire engines from Newmarket were mobilised. Following a request from the incident commander, the attendance was increased to four fire engines, with additional crews attending from Mildenhall and Bury St Edmunds.

A stop message was received at 8.36am, indicating no further resources required.

No casualties were reported.