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Yahoo
4 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Fire alarm saves museum store room from blaze
A museum store room may have been lost to a fire had its alarm not been working, a fire service said. Suffolk Fire and Rescue was called to an automatic fire alarm within a building belonging to Ipswich Museum on Charles Street on Saturday night. Crews found there had been a fire in the electrical intake to the property that had spread to the void between the ground and first floor levels. The fire service said there had been damage to the ceiling, but no artefacts being stored in the building had been affected before a stop message was received at 20:31 BST. "Had the building have not had a working automatic fire alarm, the fire would have gone unnoticed for a considerable time and the building would have probably been lost," a spokesperson for the fire service said. When crews arrived at the scene, they had to isolate the electricity to the property and remove the ceiling to access the fire within the void. UK Power Networks was also in attendance and the fire service said the electrical supply would be "out for a while". The 144-year-old museum on High Street has been closed since 2022 for a substantial renovation to create an additional gallery, new educational space, new cafe and improved toilets. The site was expected to reopen this year, but was pushed back to next year after Ipswich Borough Council said the project had so far been "complex and significant" and it wanted to do the work "properly". The council has been approached for comment. Follow Suffolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. Setbacks push museum reopening back to 2026 Inside 140-year-old museum during mammoth renovations Ipswich Museum revamp £2.7m over budget Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service Ipswich Museum Ipswich Borough Council
BBC News
4 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Ipswich Museum saved from blaze due to working fire alarm
A 144-year-old museum that is currently being renovated may have been lost to a fire had its alarm not been working, a fire service said. Suffolk Fire and Rescue was called to an automatic fire alarm at Ipswich Museum on High Street on Saturday found there had been a fire in the electrical intake to the property that had spread to the void between the ground and first floor fire service said there had been damage to the ceiling, but no artefacts in the building had been affected before a stop message was received at 20:31 BST. "Had the building have not had a working automatic fire alarm, the fire would have gone unnoticed for a considerable time and the building would have probably been lost," a spokesperson for the fire service said. When crews arrived at the scene, they had to isolate the electricity to the property and remove the ceiling to access the fire within the Power Networks was also in attendance and the fire service said the electrical supply would be "out for a while". The museum has been closed since 2022 for a substantial renovation to create an additional gallery, new educational space, new cafe and improved site was expected to reopen this year, but was pushed back to next year after Ipswich Borough Council said the project had so far been "complex and significant" and it wanted to do the work "properly".The council has been approached for comment. Follow Suffolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
14-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Mildenhall High Street closed off after outbuilding fire
A high street has been closed by police after an outbuilding caught on Fire and Rescue Service was called to Mildenhall High Street at 06:33 BST on Wednesday after a fire was found in an outbuilding connected to a residential property. Officers have closed off the area while four fire pumps tackle the blaze, which measured 20 metres by six metres.A spokesperson for the fire service said there had been no reports of any casualties. Follow Suffolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Climate
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Fire crews return to woodland as blaze reignites
Crews have returned to the scene of a forest fire for a second day after it reignited. Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service staff travelled to a remote area close to Barton Mills, near Mildenhall, at 05:00 BST for an inspection after Monday's incident. They saw a large plume of smoke from a distance and, upon arrival, found 150m (492ft) of forest undergrowth well alight. Six pumps have been called back to the scene, where eight fire crews and a tanker from RAF Lakenheath tackled the blaze on Monday. Jon Lacey, the chief fire officer for Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service, told BBC Radio Suffolk he expected the crews to be "in and out" of the forest over the next few days. "We'll keep vigilant, we'll keep an eye on the weather... we'll be checking how dry the woodland is, making sure fires don't restart after they've been extinguished and we regularly go back to check them," he said. Mr Lacey said the fire service had seen a busier start to this year's wildfire season, likely due to previous wet weather causing foliage and grass to grow before recent warm weather dried it all out. The cause of the fire is unknown at the moment, as Mr Lacey said it could be hard to determine where wildfires begin, but investigations were ongoing. He urged people to remain cautious: "Please be careful not to have barbecues, open fires, or discard your cigarettes or matches anywhere where there might be forest, woodland or grass." Follow Suffolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. Eight fire crews and RAF tanker fight forest blaze Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Fire crews return to woodland as blaze reignites
Crews have returned to the scene of a forest fire for a second day after it reignited. Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service staff travelled to a remote area close to Barton Mills, near Mildenhall, at 05:00 BST for an inspection after Monday's incident. They saw a large plume of smoke from a distance and, upon arrival, found 150m (492ft) of forest undergrowth well alight. Six pumps have been called back to the scene, where eight fire crews and a tanker from RAF Lakenheath tackled the blaze on Monday. Jon Lacey, the chief fire officer for Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service, told BBC Radio Suffolk he expected the crews to be "in and out" of the forest over the next few days. "We'll keep vigilant, we'll keep an eye on the weather... we'll be checking how dry the woodland is, making sure fires don't restart after they've been extinguished and we regularly go back to check them," he said. Mr Lacey said the fire service had seen a busier start to this year's wildfire season, likely due to previous wet weather causing foliage and grass to grow before recent warm weather dried it all out. The cause of the fire is unknown at the moment, as Mr Lacey said it could be hard to determine where wildfires begin, but investigations were ongoing. He urged people to remain cautious: "Please be careful not to have barbecues, open fires, or discard your cigarettes or matches anywhere where there might be forest, woodland or grass." Follow Suffolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. Eight fire crews and RAF tanker fight forest blaze Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service
