Fridge freezers cause fire scare in Leighton Buzzard's Morrisons Daily

Two fridge freezers caused a fire scare inside a Leighton Buzzard convenience store.

Firefighters were called to Morrisons Daily, Waterdell, on Saturday morning (June 6) at 9.22am after smoke was spotted coming from the appliances.

Emergency services news. Image: Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service.placeholder image
Emergency services news. Image: Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service.

Morrisons has said that the cause of the smoke was gas – confirmed to be non harmful.

Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service stated: "The incident involved light smoke logging within a shop, believed to be coming from two fridge freezers.

"Firefighters investigated the incident and isolated the affected appliances.

"Smoke was cleared from the building using large fans. One hose reel, a thermal imaging camera and a gas monitor were also used."

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