On Tuesday, April 13, 2021, at 06:25 pm, crews from Llandrindod Wells, Builth Wells, Rhayader, Llanwrtyd Wells, Talgarth and Knighton, in the United Kingdom, attended to a fire break-out at a hotel in Llandrindod Wells.
The hotel comprised of six floors, above ground, and two basements. The fire was contained to a laundry room basement, but the smoke had spread to all rear rooms of the hotel.
Incident Command Unit deployed
Firefighters extinguished the fire using breathing apparatus, hose reel jets and thermal imaging cameras
Firefighters extinguished the fire using ten breathing apparatus, four hose reel jets and four thermal imaging cameras. Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service also deployed an Incident Command Unit to carry out effective response at the incident spot.
Firefighting operations ceased at 09:33 pm, however, crews remained on scene overnight, in order to monitor and dampen down hotspots. The local police were also in attendance at the incident location. The cause of the fire is being investigated by the Fire Service.
Effective fire extinguishing and stopping spread
Craig Thomas, the Northern Division Commander for Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service said “When crews arrived at the scene, they were met with a fully established fire in the laundry room and quickly established that they needed additional resources to contain the fire.”
Craig Thomas adds, “Our firefighters worked extremely well in arduous and complex conditions, to extinguish the fire and stop it from spreading to the main hotel.”