Firefighters called to blaze in home in Charlton Marshall
FIREFIGHTERS have been called to a blaze at a home.
Two crews from Blandford Forum were sent to a home in Park Hill, Charlton Marshall, after a fire broke out in the loft at 8.32 this morning.
The fire was caused by an electrical extractor fan.
No one was injured but firefighters had to evacuate a disabled woman from the first floor of the house after the electricity was cut off and her stairlift stopped working.
The crews used on hose reel, two breathing kits and a carbon dioxide extinguisher to put out the fire.
The crews were stood down at 9.05am.
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