Crews extinguish fire at swimming pool
Crews extinguished a fire affecting a swimming pool in Wrabness.
We were initially called to a report of a fire in the open in Primrose Lane today at 12.09am.
A crew from Dovercourt were first on the scene, discovered a building was alight and requested further support due to a poor water supply in the area.
Watch Manager Luke Beardmore said: "Crews found part of the roof and building alight and worked really hard to stop it from spreading.
"Due to the remote location and lack of a good water supply, they used water from the swimming pool to help extinguish the fire.
"Crews also removed tiles to make sure the fire was completely out."
The fire was under control by 1.30am but firefighters remained at the scene until 3.20am to check for hotspots.
The cause has been recorded as accidental.
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