Fire Destroys 300 Year Old Pub

Thursday 4th March 2010

Eight Fire fighting appliances from Somerton, Martock, Ilminster, Yeovil and Glastonbury were mobilised along with the Command Support Unit from Street and an addition water carrier from Yeovil try to save the Somerset village of Kingsdon's 300 Year Old Historic Pub.

Crews began to extinguish with two hose reels and 6 breathing apparatus (BA) wearers started the salvage operation from the property. A hydraulic platform was requested and the one from Taunton was dispatched.

At 1200 hrs crews made the call for pumps twelve and an additional four appliances were mobilised from Yeovil, Crewkerne, Castle Cary and Wincanton.

Due to the number of fire fighters wearing BA equipment two incident support units were required to attend, these came from Taunton and Yeovil.

By 1500hrs the fire was under control and at 1600hrs the attending fire appliances was scaled down to four only. The remaining crews then completed the difficult task of removing the remainder of the thatch roof using drag forks.

The cause of this devistating fire which totally destroyed the first floor and thatched roof is still under investigation but as of yet the cause is still unkown.

Sadly all that is left..