Fire at care home (From Chard & Ilminster News)

Fire at care home

6:10am Tuesday 7th February 2012 in Chard

TWO fire engines were called to the Sunnymeade Care Home in Helliers Close, Chard, on Monday afternoon.

The alarm was raised just before 3.15pm to a fire in a bedroom at the care home. The incident was brought under control quickly and the fire was caused accidentally by an electrical short in a lamp.

There was little damage caused and nobody was injured.

A Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said: “Smoke detectors were fitted and activated which alerted the Careline service who in turn contacted us.”