Blaze involving tumble dryer breaks out in Southampton city centre commercial building

Southampton firefighters were alerted to a blaze on Commercial Road in the city centre at around half ten this morning.

Crews from St Mary’s, Redbridge, Hightown, Totton and Eastleigh arrived to find smoke and flames issuing from the commercial building.

Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used hose reel jets to extinguish the fire before clearing smoke from the building with ventilation fans.

One casualty was treated for injuries.

Crews left the scene at around midday with Fire Investigation Officers remaining in attendance.

When using your tumble dryer make sure you do so safely with our top tips:

• We ask that you don’t overload your tumble dryers and ensure you regularly clean out the lint filter.
• It is also important not to leave your machine running overnight or when you are out.
• Register your electrical products so you are informed if there is a problem.