Fire crews rescue person trapped following road traffic collision in Luton
Firefighters helped rescue a person who was trapped following a road traffic collision in Woodside, Luton, yesterday.(July 7)
The incident happened around 6.43pm with crews from Luton and Toddington attending. It was one of 12 incidents fire crews dealt with throughout the day.
Other incidents included:
At 10.26am, a crew from Luton were called to a car fire that had spread to fence panels and nearby garage in Dexter Close, Luton. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used a hose reel jet and thermal imaging camera to put the blaze out..
At 10.49am, crews from Bedford, Luton and Stopsley attended a fire on the second floor of a three-storey domestic property in High Wood Close, Luton. Firefighters used a hose reel jet, a thermal imaging camera and positive pressure ventilation.
At 11.57am, a crew from Stopsley were called to an uncontrolled bonfire that spread to nearby bushes in Crescent Road, Luton.
Firefighters used hose reels jets, a short extension ladder, thermal imaging camera and small tools.
At 12.01pm, a crew from Luton were called to an uncontrolled bonfire that spread to a nearby fence panel in Bristol Road, Luton.
At 1.43pm, a crew from Stopsley were called to a large rubbish fire in a rear garden that spread to a nearby garden in North Street, Luton.
At 5.40pm, a crew from Dunstable were called to a small fire in open ground in Court Drive, Dunstable.
At 5.51pm, a crew from Luton were called to a small fire in a brazier consisting of green waste in Leagrave Road, Luton.
At 7.02pm, a crew from Dunstable were called to a small fire in the undergrowth in Windsor Drive, Houghton Regis. The cause of the fire was deliberate.
At 8.25pm, a crew from Dunstable were called to a small fire in a woodland area in Porz Avenue, Houghton Regis.
At 8.49pm, a crew from Luton were called to an uncontrolled bonfire in a rear garden in Hollybush Road, Luton.
At 9.19pm, a crew from Dunstable were called to a fire consisting of a fallen tree in Houghton Hall Park, Houghton Regis. Firefighters used backpack sprayers and buckets of water to extinguish the fire. The cause of the fire was deliberate.