Garage fire - Waterbeach -
28 July 2008, 7.47pm
Two crews from Cambridge and Cottenham attended a garage fire in Burgess Road in Waterbeach. The garage, which was an end garage in a block of three and part of a residential premises, was well alight when crews arrived.
Two firefighters in breathing apparatus, two hose reels and a hydrant were used to extinguish the fire and crews managed to prevent the fire from spreading to the adjoining garage.
The garage was used as a workshop and contained a Mini.
Crews remained at the scene until around 10pm and then returned to reinspected the garage, which was completely destroyed, at around 11.40pm.
The fire is believed to have been started accidentally, caused by a spark from a battery charger.
