Southampton crews tackle kitchen fire in high rise student block
Firefighters from across Southampton were called to the Mayflower Halls student residence in the city centre at 10:37 this morning (30 October).
Crews from St Mary’s, Redbridge, Hightown, Eastleigh, Romsey and Beaulieu were quickly on the scene to tackle the small fire within the 16th floor kitchen, and evacuate residents from the premises as per the building’s policy.
HIWFRS used four sets of breathing apparatus and two jets to extinguish the fire which involved oven gloves left on top of the cooker, before using ventilation fans to clear smoke.
The stop message came in at 11:20 with crews now returning to their stations.