Parrot dies as pet dog and owners escape blaze at ground floor flat in Hartlepool
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Cleveland Fire Brigade received a call at 3.38am on Thursday, September 5 reporting a fire in a Hartlepool street.
Crews descended on Mulgrave Road in the town where they found a ground floor flat on fire. Appliances from both Stranton Fire Station and Billingham Fire Station were sent to the scene.
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Crews used six breathing apparatus, two hose reel jets, a positive pressure ventilation fan and a thermal camera to tackle the fire.
A spokesperson for Cleveland Fire Brigade said: “There has been 50% fire damage and 100% smoke and heat damage to the property.”
The three people who escaped the fire were not seriously injured.