Building fire, Ripley High Street - Fire Investigation Outcome
An investigation into a building fire on the High Street in Ripley has determined the most probable cause to be accidental ignition due to overloaded electrical sockets.
Emergency services were called to the three-storey property following a 999 call to our control room at 10:03 hours on Tuesday 9 December.
Firefighters from Alfreton and Heanor stations, and Nottinghamshire’s Ashfield station attended the scene.
On arrival, they found smoke coming from a flat above a commercial premises.
Wearing breathing apparatus, crews used a hose reel jet to extinguish the fire and damp down the area.
Firefighters administered first aid to two casualties prior to the arrival of East Midlands Ambulance Service. Paramedics later conveyed them to hospital.
Derbyshire Constabulary were also in attendance and temporarily closed the road to allow space for fire and rescue vehicles.
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