Firefighters tackle blaze… at fire station

FIREFIGHTERS had to tackle a blaze in the roof of their own station.

The fire was discovered at 6.30pm on Friday night by one of the crew commanders based at the station. It was extinguished by 9.30pm by retained firefighters based at the Tobermory Community Fire Station on the Isle of Mull.

Strathclyde Fire and Rescue Service said that part of the lecture room, used for training, was damaged by the blaze.

Paul Connelly, Strathclyde Fire and Rescue's area commander for Argyll and Bute, said: "I'd like to congratulate the Tobermory firefighters for the efficient way in which they dealt with the fire.

"I'd like to repeat an earlier reminder from Strathclyde Fire and Rescue that this is a warning to all of us that fire can start anywhere. We are only too happy to provide free fire safety advice to prevent the kind of incident that we experienced at Tobermory."

The fire is believed to have been caused by an electrical fault.