FIREFIGHTERS were called to tackle a fire in a refrigeration unit at a Burnham-on-Sea pub.
Firefighters from Burnham-on-Sea and Bridgwater attended the incident at 9.07pm on Monday (August 10) after Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service received multiple reports of a fire at the Rosewood Pub.
The venue reopened earlier this month after a six figure refurbishment following a huge fire in June 2019.
A spokesperson for Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said: "We were called at 9.07pm on Monday (August 10) to reports of a fire at The Rosewood Pub in Burnham-on-Sea.
"We sent three fire engines to the scene. One came from Burnham-on-Sea and two came from Bridgwater as well as an aerial platform ladder.
"When crews arrived they discovered there was a fire refrigeration unit at the pub.
"Crews used two hosereel jets, breathing apparatus and a thermal imaging camera to extinguish the fire.
"Crews left the scene at 9.39pm."
A spokesperson for Greene King which owns The Rosewood, said: “An electrical fault in a newly installed freezer resulted in a small fire in the kitchen appliance at approximately 9pm last night.
"Although the team swiftly extinguished it we evacuated guests and called the fire brigade as a precautionary measure. We apologise to the guests inconvenienced last night.
"The pub is open and trading as normal this morning.”
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