{"id":71182,"date":"2023-12-18T08:48:18","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T08:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.bournemouthone.com\/?p=71182"},"modified":"2023-12-18T18:55:18","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T18:55:18","slug":"50-firefighters-tackle-residential-fire-in-bournemouth-town-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.bournemouthone.com\/test\/50-firefighters-tackle-residential-fire-in-bournemouth-town-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"50 firefighters tackle residential fire in Bournemouth Town Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postie-post\">\n<p>A residential property in Westover Road Bournemouth had to be evacuated overnight as 50 firefighters tackled a fire on the 5th floor.<\/p>\n<p>Ten fire engines attended the incident at 1.30am along with Ambulance crews who supported one resident suffering from smoke inhalation.<\/p>\n<p>An investigation found that the fire had started accidentally in a converted electric bike within one of the flats.<\/p>\n<p>Station Manager Shaun Milton said: \u201cWe know that e-bikes and e-scooters are increasingly popular, but it\u2019s vital that owners understand what to look for when buying them, and how to charge them safely.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnyone buying an e-bike conversion kit should always purchase from a reputable seller, and check that it complies with British or European safety standards. You should also check that the various components are compatible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Group Manager Ant Bholah, who attended this incident said: \u201cFirefighters were alerted to the fire after smoke detectors within the building activated. Thankfully this early warning gave all residents the time to evacuate.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The cause of this incident is thought to be accidental, but a fire investigation continues. More information about fire safety at home can be found on our website.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dwfire.org.uk\/safety\">https:\/\/www.dwfire.org.uk\/safety<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/assets.knack-eu.com\/assets\/6089b975838c24001b931b31\/658006e16cb5a60027346cc2\/original\/fireatnight.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A residential property in Westover Road Bournemouth had to be evacuated overnight as 50 firefighters tackled a fire on the 5th floor. Ten fire engines attended the incident at 1.30am&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":71183,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-71182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bournemouth"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.bournemouthone.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71182","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.bournemouthone.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.bournemouthone.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.bournemouthone.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.bournemouthone.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71182"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/news.bournemouthone.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71182\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71256,"href":"https:\/\/news.bournemouthone.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71182\/revisions\/71256"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.bournemouthone.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71183"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.bournemouthone.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.bournemouthone.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.bournemouthone.com\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}