Sprinklers Prevent Serious Fire

Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service Reports:

A house in Trowbridge escaped being badly damaged by fire last week, thanks to an innovative fire safety system.

The Studley Green estate was the first housing development in Europe to be fitted with domestic sprinklers, following its rebuild in 1999. On Thursday 6 January, a property in Kingswood Chase had its sprinklers activated when fire broke out in a first floor bedroom.

Two crews from Trowbridge fire station were called to the address at 6.38pm, but found the blaze had been extinguished by the sprinklers. As a result, the fire damage was minimal, and there was no risk to the house's occupants, who were downstairs at the time. Although the exact cause of the fire remains unclear, there were no suspicious circumstances.

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