The fire service rushed to the scene following reports
Aerial view of Birkenhead
A “massive bang” was heard as a fire started in one part of Merseyside. Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service confirmed to the ECHO, it attended an incident on Ganneys Meadow Road, Woodchurch, Wirral tonight, Sunday 31 August.
Crews were alerted at around 7.30pm that a fire involving a wheelie bin and main gas intake was happening outside of a two storey mid terrace property. MFRS got to the scene at 7.42pm with three fire engines.
Firefighters monitored the scene with a thermal imaging camera before liaising with a cadent engineer that attended shortly after. The gas supply to the premises was capped and made safe.
MFRS crews then handed the scene over to Cadent, before leaving. All persons were out of the property and the fire extinguished prior to Fire Service attendance.
Aerial view of Birkenhead
Local residents took to Woodchurch Community Group on Facebook to ask what had happened with one post reading: “Anyone else heard a massive bang about 20 minutes ago and since then pure police sirens…everyone on?”.
In response to the post, one person said: “I heard this in Upton. Hope all ok”, whereas another added: “It stinks of gas”.
A third comment said: “Omg, I thought it was just a firework”
A final comment added: “I heard it, was so loud, it frightened me.”
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