Four fire engines attended the scene
A cordon was put in place outside the hotel(Image: Liverpool ECHO)
People had to be evacuated after a fire broke out in a pub basement. Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service were called to the Queens Hotel on Park Road East, Birkenhead shortly before 8pm today, Wednesday, August 6.
Firefighters arrived to find a fire in the basement of the three-storey building, which is also home to a hotel, measuring around 60 metres by 40 metres. Four firefighters extinguished the blaze while the commercial premises above was evacuated.
Following further inspection, the fire was found to have started in the electrical fuse board and was extinguished shortly after. A cordon was put in place outside the pub while fire crews dealt with the incident.
A spokesperson for Mersey Fire and Rescue Service said: “Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service (MFRS) are in attendance at an incident on Park Road East, Birkenhead on the evening of Wednesday 6th August.
“Crews were alerted at 19.56 and on scene at 19.58 with four fire engines attending.
Four fire engines attended the scene(Image: Liverpool ECHO)
“This was in response to a suspected basement fire within a three storey commercial premises, approximately 60 metres by 40 metres.
“On arrival four firefighters wearing breathing apparatus (BA) were committed with one hose reel jet to search the basement area of the property.
“The commercial premises above was evacuated.
“Crews located the fire in the electrical fuse board, extinguishing shortly after before ventilating the affected area of any smoke logging.
“At 20.43, it was determined that this incident would be scaled down to three fire engines at scene.”
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